Kick ‘em Jenny acting up

Kick ‘em Jenny, an active submarine volcano approximately 8km off the north coast of Grenada has triggered an orange alert level in parts of the Caribbean after significant seismic activity.

According to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), at about 3am yesterday instruments monitoring Kick ‘em Jenny recorded a strong continuous (lasting for more than an hour) signal. As a result of the observed activity the alert level of the volcano has been raised to orange.

An orange alert, which is the second highest alert level means that highly elevated levels of seismic/ fumarolic activity or