KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) Monday warned people not to visit the La Soufriere volcano as above-normal temperatures have been detected there. “Potential scenarios associated with the detection of the thermal anomaly include a sulphur fire in the crater, a small phreatic (steam) eruption that may have exposed hot underlying rocks, or the start of new extrusion of lava in the crater,” NEMO said. La Soufriere erupted explosively on April 9, 2021, about five months after the volcano began erupting effusively. It was the second time that the volcano erupted in just over four decades, following the 1979 eruption, which came after another explosive eruption in 1902. NEMO said that the latest spike in temperature was detected at the summit of the 4,000-foot volcano by the NASA FIRMS hot spot detection system on Sunday. “According to information received from the Seismic Research Centre at 2:38 pm (local time). today (Monday).. a low thermal anomaly (temperatures above existing background/base levels) was detected at the summit of the La Soufriere volcano by the NASA FIRMS hot spot detection system on Sunday October 6, 2024,” NEMO said in a statement. It said that “this low thermal anomaly as detected by NASA FIRMS is currently ongoing” and that analysis of multigas data collected on October. 4 by NEMO Soufriere Monitoring Team, and further reconnaissance via sea along the west coast on Monday are still underway. “Further updates will be given following the analysis of the multigas data and the conclusions from the visual observations,” NEMO said, advising that the volcano still remains at a green alert level, meaning that the volcano is quiet; seismic and fumarolic (steam vent) activities are at or below the historical level at this volcano. No other unusual activity has been observed. NEMO said in the meantime, it is “advising persons not to visit the volcano at this time and that the La Soufriere Trail remain closed. “There should be no unauthorized visits to the summit until further notice,” it added.

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Amid an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, travelers coming into the United States who have been in Rwanda in the previous 21 days will be screened starting next week, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday. There are no confirmed cases of Marburg virus disease – a rare but deadly hemorrhagic disease similar to Ebola – outside Rwanda, and officials have said that the current risk to the US is low.  However, HHS says the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will begin public health entry screening the week of October 14 in an effort to reduce the risk of the importation and spread of cases. The CDC is also issuing a Level 3 Travel Health Notice, recommending that people reconsider nonessential travel to Rwanda, and sending automated texts to air travelers arriving from Rwanda to share information and instructions. As of Monday, there have been 56 confirmed cases of Marburg in Rwanda, with 36 people in isolation and treatment, and 12 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health. Many of the cases are in health-care workers, the CDC says. Marburg is an orthomarburgvirus, a virus that naturally occurs in fruit bats. It’s in the same family as the Ebola virus. Marburg can spread from human to human when someone comes into contact with bodily fluids from a person who’s been infected. People can also get sick after handling a patient’s clothing or bedding. It is not an airborne virus like the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, so that makes it a little easier to control, experts say. It can take up to three weeks for symptoms to develop after someone has been exposed to the virus. The illness typically starts with a rash and fever. People may vomit and have a severe headache and muscle aches. In severe cases, patients may bleed from the nose, gums and eyes, and internal bleeding manifests as blood in vomit, urine and stool. Severe blood loss can lead to shock and death in up to 90% of cases. There are no specific vaccines or treatments for Marburg; supportive care consists of rest and fluids. The CDC and the World Health Organization have deployed teams of experts to Rwanda to provide guidance and assistance to public health workers there. White House National Security Council spokesperson Sean Savett said in a statement Monday that the US government is working closely with Rwanda to control the outbreak. “Since learning of this outbreak, the United States has committed to making nearly $11 million available to address urgent health needs in Rwanda and surrounding countries, including support for surveillance and contact tracing, infection prevention and control guidance, and exit screening at Rwanda’s airport and neighboring border crossings,” he said. “Although there are currently no FDA-approved vaccines or drugs against MVD, the United States contributed hundreds of investigational vaccine doses and a small number of investigational therapeutics doses, which arrived in Rwanda this weekend.” In an advisory last week, the CDC urged health care providers in the US to watch for possible Marburg symptoms in patients who have a travel history and to isolate those who have symptoms and are at high risk of the disease until they test negative. Travelers to the outbreak area are advised to avoid visiting health care facilities except for urgent medical care. CNN’s Jen Christensen and Donald Judd contributed to this report. The-CNN-Wire & © 2024 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

Here is today’s weather forecast according to the Barbados Meteorological Services. Weather Forecasts Today From 6:00 a.m. Synopsis: Weak unstable conditions are affecting the island. General Forecast: Mix of sunshine and clouds with a few brief scattered light to moderate showers and a medium chance of isolated thunderstorms. Tonight From 6:00 p.m. Synopsis: Weak unstable conditions will continue to affect the island. General Forecast: Mix of clear skies and clouds with a few brief scattered light to moderate showers and a very slight chance of isolated thunderstorms. Wind Forecasts Today From 6:00 a.m. Gentle south-southeasterly to east-southeasterly breeze from 20 to 30 km/h (12 to 19 mph). Tonight From 6:00 p.m. Gentle south-southeasterly to east-southeasterly breeze from 20 to 30 km/h (12 to 19 mph) and increasing. Marine Forecasts Today From 6:00 a.m. Smooth to moderate in open water with swells ranging from 1.0 to 2.0 meters (3 to 7 ft.). Tonight From 6:00 p.m. Smooth to moderate in open water with swells ranging from 1.0 to 2.0 meters (3 to 7 ft.) and increasing. Tides, Sunrise & Sunset High Tide (First) 6:58 a.m. High tide (Second) 6:24 p.m. Low Tide (First) 12:40 a.m. Low tide (Second) 11:44 p.m. Sunrise 5:48 a.m. Sunset 5:43 p.m.