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28 kwi 2016 · 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 the spring of 1902, and recreates...
6 lip 2023 · In 1902 the Volcano Mount Pelée Erupted and wiped out the city of Saint-Pierre on the island of Martinique Caribbean, which was one of the deadliest eruptions in recorded history. Learn...
A great animation about the 1902 eruption at Saint-Pierre.
28 mar 2016 · This picture depicts the eruption of the volcano by which over 30,000 souls were hurled into eternity. The numerous explosions which took place during the eruption are plain to be seen.
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.
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.
21 lip 2020 · The Mount Pelée May 8th, 1902 eruption is responsible for the deaths of more than 29,000 people, as well as the nearly-complete destruction of the city of Saint Pierre by a single pyroclastic current, and is, sadly, the deadliest eruption of the 20th century.
