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Seismicity and plate tectonics of the Eastern Caribbean
(2010-06-21T14:33:06Z) Tomblin, J. F.
The distribution of earthquakes in the Caribbean region closely follows the Greater and Lesser Antillean island chain and the coast of Venezuela. This zone is interpreted as one of differential movement between two separate plates of lithosphere, the first beneath the Caribbean sea, i,e. enclosed by tectonic belt, and the second including the American continents and the western half of the Atlantic ocean.
West Indian volcanic eruptions and the hazard to human populations
(2010-08-13T19:39:16Z) Tomblin, J. F.
This paper describes the types of volcanic activity which represents a hazard to human populations in the West Indies. Particular attention is paid to the most dangerous type of activity; the pyroclast flow. Alternative called the glowing avalanche or nuee ardente eruption. Attention wil be paid to the signs connected to this type of eruption and destructive damage resulting from it.