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A short documentary produced by Michigan Tech and the U.S. Geological Survey profiling the volcanic eruption at Mount Pelee on the island of Martinique in th...
In 1902, the volcanic eruption of Mount Pelée obliterated Saint-Pierre in Martinique, claiming 30,000 lives. Discover the gripping story of the catastrophe t...
21 lip 2020 · The 1902–1905 Mount Pelée eruption is a classic example often cited by volcanologists and media to demonstrate the hazards caused by the generation and rapid emplacement of a violent and unpredicted pyroclastic current.
In spring 1902, Mt. Pelée began waking up. First, a small eruption. Then, intensifying signs of subterranean rumbling: groundwater disturbances, mudslides, volcanic ash at the summit. On May 7, a warning: Mt. Soufrière erupted on the neighboring island of St. Vincent, killing more than 1,500 people. On May 8 came Mt. Pelée’s turn.
7 kwi 2015 · When it roared to life again in 1902, the mountain produced one of the deadliest eruptions in recorded history, unleashing a cascade of horrors upon the residents of St. Pierre before obliterating the town in one fatal instant.
The main eruption occurred on the morning of 8 May, and the coastal city of Saint-Pierre, which was located about 6 miles to the south, was annihilated by a pyroclastic flow of superheated steam, volcanic gases and dust.
The 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée was a volcanic eruption on the island of Martinique in the Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc of the eastern Caribbean, which was one of the deadliest eruptions in recorded history.
