Ashes of St. Pierre

On May 8, 1902, the city of St. Pierre was the vibrant cultural capital of the Caribbean. By 8:02 AM, it was a smoldering graveyard. The eruption of Mount Pelee unleashed a pyroclastic flow of superheated gas and ash that instantly annihilated 30,000 residents. The entire city was erased from the map in less than three minutes, making it the deadliest volcanic disaster of the 20th century. Amids...