On 8 May 1902, Mount Pelée volcano, on the Caribbean island of Martinique, violently erupted and literally blew its top. The eruption killed nearly 30,000 people within minutes and wiped the coastal city of St. Pierre off the map. It was the most devastating and deadliest volcanic disaster of the 20th century. Montagne Pelée, BaldContinue reading “Martinique’s Mt. Pelée Volcano Eruption of 1902”
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Krakatoa Volcano Eruption Shook the Globe
The eruption of Krakatau island in August 1883 was THE most deadly volcanic explosion in modern history.