Montserrat eruption

Autor/Urheber:

R.P. Hoblitt

Shortlink:

https://dewiki.de/b/236585

Quelle:

Wikimedia Commons

Größe:

800 x 500 Pixel (54604 Bytes)

Beschreibung:

View E across ash-covered Plymouth, the former capital city and major port of Montserrat, toward Soufriere Hills volcano. Before the volcano became active in July 1995, about 5,000 people lived in Plymouth, located 4 km west of English's Crater. During the first two years of the eruption, ash and noxious gas from explosions and pyroclastic flows frequently settled on Plymouth. On August 3, about 3 weeks after this image was taken, the first significant pyroclastic flow swept through the evacuated town. The flow triggered many fires and caused extensive damage to buildings and community facilities by direct impact and burial.

Kommentar zur Lizenz:

Dieses Bild ist gemeinfrei (public domain), weil es Materialien beeinhaltet, die ursprünglich vom United States Geological Survey, einer Behörde des Innenministeriums der Vereinigten Staaten, stammen. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in den Urheberrechtsbestimmungen des USGS

Lizenz:

Public domain

Credit:

http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Hazards/Effects/SoufriereHills_PFeffects.html

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