This Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring stories about people, communities and events and how weather impacted them. On Wednesday, May 7, 1902, ...

Noted volcanologist Scarth (Vulcan's Fury: Man Against the Volcano) has produced the definitive study of the horrendous 1902 eruption of Martinique's Mount Pelee, which annihilated the Caribbean ...

On May 8, 1902, a catastrophic volcanic eruption occurred on the island of Martinique in the Lesser Antilles. Mount Pelee, an active stratovolcano, unleashed a massive eruption that completely ...

May 8, 1902, began as a sunny day in Martinique, an island in the Caribbean, with only a column of steam rising above Mount Pelée. When the mountain, an active volcano, suddenly exploded. The first ...

At 4,583 ft/1,397 m, Mount Pelee is the tallest mountain on Martinique—even without its top, which blew off in the 1902 eruption. Though smoke occasionally wisps out of its crater today, the volc ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sylvie Bigar tells food and travel stories. Until recently, most travelers to the French island of Martinique in the West Indies ...

On this day in weather history, Mount Pelée started to erupt. This Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring stories about people, communities and ...