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What?
Why?
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Who?
N Jenkins www.juicygeography.co.uk
Photo Adam R Goss http//www.people.cornell.edu/p
ages/arg32/watson/montserrat.html used with
permission
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Scenario
You are part of a team of volcano experts invited
to the Montserrat Volcano Observatory to help the
geologists manage a serious situation developing
on the island.
There have been a number of earthquakes and
pyroclastic flows around the Soufriere Hills
volcano. Now a dome is growing on the side of the
main volcano. If it collapses, huge pyroclastic
flows with potential to causes major loss of life
will result.

A helicopter pilot is in the air sending back
reports. It is up to your team to collect the
reports, map the volcanic activity and make the
crucial decisions required to manage the
situation.
Pictures from Montserrat Volcano Observatory used
with permission http//www.mvo.ms/
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Roles
The teacher is the Governor of the island (His
Excellency, Frank Savage) Each team requires the
following members Information coordinator Your
role is to monitor the reports coming in from the
helicopter and take them to the rest of the team.
You also need to take the decisions made by the
crisis manager to the governor for checking.
Geologist Your role is to make a map of the
volcanic hazard, and work with the crisis manager
on a plan for ensuring the safety of the
islanders. Crisis managerYour role is to make
important decisions to manage the crisis. You
have the reports from the helicopter and the
advice of the geologist. After you make a
decision send your advice to the governor
immediately. You will get instant feedback on
your decision.
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• Resources
• A3 map of the island for annotation by the
  Geologist
• Decision-making sheet (Crisis Manager)
• A4 map of the island for part 2 of the task
• Notepaper for the information coordinator