The Government of Montserrat and the
Montserrat Volcano Observatory

Official Releases Concerning the Situation at
Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat, West Indies

Last updated 11 July 1999

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Montserrat Red Cross Information and Appeal For Assistance

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Government Information Service

Official Statements and Press Releases

Point of Contact - Government Information Unit

Releases From 1995-1998

• Daily GIS releases entitled "Montserrat This Week"

  A newsletter published weekly times weekly by the Emergency Department of the Governor's Office. "Montserrat This Today" is a review in layman's terms of the activity at the Soufriere Hills Volcano and the rebuilding and relief efforts within Montserrat.

• Montserrat This Week for the period of 17 September - 23 September, 1998
• Montserrat This Week for the period of 24 September - 30 September, 1998

Montserrat Volcano Observatory

• History, action and mission of the Observatory
• Procedures and Protocols for Visiting Scientists
• Research And Publications Policy For MVO
• Publications Index of MVO
• Chronology of the Eruption of Soufriere Hills Volcano from January 1992 to Early July 1997
• Overview of the Eruption at Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat 29 March 1997
• Assessment of the Status of the Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat and its Hazards 18 December 1997
• Valley Map of Central and Southern Montserrat
• Preliminary Assessment of Volcanic Risk on Montserrat, January 1998

Pictoral Archive of Activity at Soufriere Hills Volcano

MVO Scientific Reports

• Scientific Reports 01 (06 December 1995) through 102 (March 1999)
• Scientific Report 93 June 1998
• Scientific Report 94 July 1998
• Scientific Report 95 August 1998
• Scientific Report 96 September 1998
• Scientific Report 97 October 1998
• Scientific Report 98 November 1998
• Scientific Report 99 December 1998
• Scientific Report 100 January 1999
• Scientific Report 101 February 1999
• Scientific Report 102 March 1999
• Change from monthly to quarterly reports, forthcoming report covers April-June 1999

MVO Special Reports

This section is dedicated to reports on special events at the Soufriere Hills Volcano
Special Report 01 Report Of The Explosive Event Of September 17-18, 1996
Special Report 02 Deformation of the Galway's Wall and Related Volcanic Activity, November 1996 to March 1997
Special Report 03 Pyroclastic Flow Activity on 25 June 1997
Special Reports 04 & 05 are forthcoming
Special Report 06 The Boxing Day Collapse, 26 December 1997

Volcanic Alert Levels and Hazard Risk Assessments

• Definition Of Boundary Limits and Volcanic Risk Map Revised September 1997

MVO Morning and Daily Scientific Reports

Looking for older reports? Archived Notices From 01 October 1995 through the present.

Weekly Report - Report for the period 17:00 on 02 July 1999 to 17:00 on 09 July 1999
Weekly Report - Report for the period 17:00 on 25 June 1999 to 17:00 on 02 July 1999
Weekly Report - Report for the period 17:00 on 18 June 1999 to 17:00 on 25 June 1999
Weekly Report - Report for the period 17:00 on 11 June 1999 to 17:00 on 18 June 1999
Weekly Report - Report for the period 17:00 on 04 June 1999 to 17:00 on 11 June 1999
Activity Report - 17:00 on 06 June 1999
Weekly Report - Report for the period 17:00 on 28 May 1999 to 17:00 on 04 June 1999
Weekly Report - Report for the period 17:00. 21 May 1999 to 17:00 28 May 1999
Weekly Report - Report for the period 17:00 14 May 1999 to 17:00 21 May 1999
Weekly Report - Report for the period 17:00 7 May 1999 to 17:00 14 May 1999
Weekly Report - Report for the period 17:00 30 April 1999 to 17:00 7 May 1999
Weekly Report - Report for the period 17:00 23 April 1999 to 17:00 30 April 1999
Weekly Report - Report for the period 17:00 16 April 1999 to 17:00 23 April 1999
Weekly Report - Report for the period 17:00 9 April 1999 to 17:00 16 April 1999
Weekly Report - Report for the period 17:00 2 April 1999 to 17:00 9 April 1999
Weekly Report - Report for the period 17:00 26 March 1999 to 17:00 2 April 1999
Weekly Report - Report for the period 17:00 20 March 1999 to 17:00 26 March 1999
Daily Report - Report for the period 17:00 20 March 1999 to 17:00 21 March 1999
Press Release - Change From Daily to Weekly Reports, 20 March 1999
Daily Report - Report for the period 17:00 19 March 1999 to 17:00 20 March 1999
Daily Report - Report for the period 17:00 18 March 1999 to 17:00 19 March 1999
To catch up on the rest of February 1999 and March 1999 please see the archives

Volcanism in Montserrat: Meetings, Symposia and Conferences

• Abstracts from the MVO/VSG - Open Scientific Meeting, 27 November 1996

Links related to volcanism in Monstserrat or the Island Itself.

Sustainable Ecosystems Institute - Ecological Impacts of the Montserrat Volcano: A Pictorial Account of its Effects on Land and Sea Life.

Location Maps

• Map of the Caribbean Islands showing political boundaries
• Map of Montserrat Island, Soufriere Hills

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