Soufriere Hills

MONTSERRAT
The Soufriere Hills volcano (French for "Sulphur" Hills) is an active complex stratovolcano with many lava domes forming its summit on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. After a long period of dormancy, it became active in 1995 and has continued to erupt ever since. The volcano is andesitic in nature and the current pattern of activity includes periods of dome growth punctuated by brief episodes of dome collapse which result in pyroclastic flows, ash venting and explosive eruption.