May 8th 1902…8:02am

On May 8th, 1902, at 8:02am, Mount Pelée exploded, vomited pyroclastic flows, killed 30000 people, destroyed the city of Saint Pierre, sank 40 boats, entered history, gave its name to a type of volcanism, even helped to understand Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79AD…Today, the sleeping giant is under constant oversight. Saint Pierre got rebuilt in … Lire la suite de May 8th 1902…8:02am