re: Kelly's post: "PROPHECY IN THE LATEST VOLCANO"I found several other articles about Mt. Manaro I thought were interesting:
Vanuatu volcano causes mass evacuation Already two ships have been sent to the island in case an evacuation is required, officials said.
Ambae, an hour's flight northeast from the capital, Port Vila, lies near the islands of Pentecost and Maewo, which could be used to help resettle people displaced by a major eruption.
The Vanuatu National Council of Women conference was to coincide with the presentation of silver jubilee medals by the Head of State to the people of Penama for their contribution towards the development of the country in the last 25 years.Job Esau, director of Vanuatu's National Disaster Management Office, said a team of seven scientists was trying to monitor and predict any future activity.Officials from the nearby islands of Pentecost and Maewo have been urged to resettle Ambae residents if the island is threatened by a major eruption...
Pilot Charles Nelson of local charter company Flight Club Vila said the lake "is looking like a huge grubby bowl of hot kava," ......four ships are anchored off its shores ready to evacuate villagers if the eruption worsens."Everything is left behind. We brought only clothing, pots and bush knives for cutting fuel,"
"This is the second time we've been given a strong warning [by the volcano] to leave our area," he added.
The volcano last erupted in 1995, but nobody was injured.
... teams of doctors and nurses are on call to fly to Ambae from the capital, Port Vila, if a major eruption occurs, the National Disaster Management Office said
Religiously Ambae is exclusively Christian, split into many denominations. These can be characterized in three stages: the original colonial-missionary sects (Anglican, Catholic), the second-stage, often American-origin evangelican sects (Apostolic, Church of Christ, Assemblies of God), and the newer, less orthodox, fusion/'unity' ministries. This last category includes many grass-roots groups originating within Vanuatu. Missionary activity from outside (as in all Vanuatu) continues, especially from Mormons, who have a growing following on West & North Ambae.Ambae may have been an inspiration for James Mitchener's "Balai-hai" in the famous novel "Tales of the South Pacific." Much of this novel is set in Luganville, Santo island, which was built by the US military as a rear-echelon base during World War II. However, in Mitchener's novel there are two islands, Balai-hai and Vanicoro, the former being slightly behind and hidden by the latter. Balai-hai was a lush tropical paradise where the French and Tonkinese women took refuge from the rascally American troops stationed on Santo; Vanicoro was a dark, volcanic island of savages.... the words "balai-hai" have meaning in the Ambae language. It means "one of a pair." This makes sense considering the mythical island's role in Mitchener's book, since Balai-hai was a beautiful, hidden counterpoint to Vanicoro - one of a pair.Mt. Manaro volcano began erupting Nov. 27, 2005Awesome satelite photo you can zoom in and out.Kay