Life on the Caribbean's Most Dangerous Volcano

Exploring a different side of volcanic eruptions- the science they facilitate, the people they displace, and the murky mix of natural disasters and tourism.

Special thanks:
Eric Matt:   / ericmattt  
Sun Lea: https://montserratislandtours.com/
Dr. Graham Ryan, MVO
David Lea

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Further Reading:
Montserrat Volcano Observatory:   / mvoms  
John F. Cherry and Krysta Ryzewski- An Archaeological History of Montserrat in the West Indies: https://amzn.to/41Fg7aL
Clive Oppenheimer- Mountains of Fire: The Menace, Meaning, and Magic of Volcanoes: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/...
Lally Brown- The Volcano, Montserrat and Me: Twenty years with an active volcano: https://amzn.to/41H0LCM

Illustrations:
National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/20007616
Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/item/2022670316/
https://www.loc.gov/item/2022670317/
British Library: https://imagesonline.bl.uk/asset/14372/
https://imagesonline.bl.uk/asset/155997/

Maps/Graphics:
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4800.ma...
https://www.loc.gov/item/2016586629/

Documents:
Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/item/02013437/
https://www.loc.gov/item/2016586628/
https://www.loc.gov/item/2016586627/
https://www.loc.gov/item/2016586778/
https://www.loc.gov/item/2016586626/

Archival Articles:
Sugar trade: https://www.newspapers.com/article/th...
Slave emancipation: https://www.newspapers.com/article/be...
Eruption: https://www.newspapers.com/article/th...
https://www.newspapers.com/article/th...
https://www.newspapers.com/article/th...
https://www.newspapers.com/article/th...
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https://www.newspapers.com/article/wa...

0:00 - Intro
1:34 - The History
5:12 - The Eruption
8:10 - The Aftermath
10:06 - The Science
18:26 - Outro

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