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Monitoring Mount Pelee
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Monitoring Mount Pelee
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Principles of Volcano monitoring
Alert Levels
A first essential stage of the reduction of the volcanic risks associated with mount Pelée lies in the monitoring of the volcano...
 
The detection of the precursory signs of an eruption allows to alert then to evacuate the populations at risk. Volcanic monitoring thus guarantees the safety of the populations living around mount Pelée.
 
 
 Mt Pelee Volcano Observatory
Mt Pelee Volcano Observatory, in Fonds-Saint-Denis
(ph. F. Leone, 2004)