e-Mission: Operation Montserrat

Mission Brief:

Mission Control needs you! Protect the men, women, and children on the beautiful Island of Montserrat. Form emergency response teams. Plan. Prepare. Live the mission.

Satellites:

Live satellite coverage must be maintained. Can continuous and reliable data be provided?

Volcanoes:

Is Mt. Pinatubo volcano like Montserrat's? Examine seismic data. Make predictions. Watch out for lahars, pyroclastic flows, and exploding tephra!

Hurricanes:

An Atlantic Ocean storm cell forms. Is it another Hurricane George? Will 150 mph gusts rake the sleepy town of Plymouth? Maths helps to forecast the path of destruction.

Montserrat:

As you walk the crystal white Caribbean beaches, do you feel the tremors? Can peaceful Montserrat survive nature's violence? What is your emergency plan?

Mission Prep:

Data tells stories. Data helps predict the future. Data, graphs, charts, and rapid information flow. Emergency response experts organise for the big day.

Mission:

Communicate, coordinate, and meet the challenge. The Internet lifeline links your Emergency Response Teams to Mission Control and a Caribbean island under siege.

Post-Mission:

Did your Emergency Response Teams succeed? Did the volcano erupt? Did the hurricane hit the island? Are the men, women, and children of Montserrat safe?


	e-Mission: Operation Montserrat is based on a real historical event. The volcano on the normally tranquil island of Montserrat has come to life. As flaming pebbles and lava begin their devastation, emergency response teams learn a hurricane is approaching. Using real-time hurricane and seismic data, teams of student specialists assist Mission Control in saving the residents from certain destruction.