SECRETS OF THE VOLCANOES

"It looked like an atomic blast," said Doug Carlton, who was playing a round of golf on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent. "I never felt so small in my life." Spouting a gray mushroom cloud nearly 5 miles in the air, the Soufriere volcano first erupted on Good Friday, and last...

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Published in:Newsweek 1979-04, Vol.93 (18), p.98
Main Authors: Gwynne, Peter, Mann, Joe, Walcott, John, Begley, Sharon
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Summary:"It looked like an atomic blast," said Doug Carlton, who was playing a round of golf on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent. "I never felt so small in my life." Spouting a gray mushroom cloud nearly 5 miles in the air, the Soufriere volcano first erupted on Good Friday, and last week the ominous explosions continued, spewing cinders across a 40-square-mile area.
ISSN:0028-9604
1069-840X