What is Soufrière Hills?
The '''Soufrière Hills volcano''' is an [[Active volcano|active]] [[stratovolcano]] on the [[Caribbean]] island of [[Montserrat]]. After being [[Dormant volcano|dormant]] for a long time, it became active in [[1995]]. It has been active since then. Because of its [[eruption]]s, no one can live on the south half of [[Montserrat]]. The capital city, [[Plymouth, Montserrat|Plymouth]], was destroyed. About two thirds of the [[population]] had to leave Montserrat. It had been showing signs of erupting for a long time before it did. When it did erupt, 19 out of the 23 people that remained burned to death because of the [[pyroclastic flow]] which was {{convert|400|°C|°F}}. [[Category:Volcanoes of North America]] [[Category:Geography of the Caribbean]] [[Category:Montserrat]] {{geo-stub}} {{authority control}}