MT. PELÉE

LOCATION

• Martinique Islands, West Indies

ERUPTION HISTORY

• April 23 1902: started erupting
• May 8 1902: massive explosion that killed over 30,000 people
• July 4 1905: finally stops erupting
• 52 eruptions from 8210 bc-August 5 1851

OTHER INFO

• Mt Pelée is a stratovolcano
• Dangers of living near Pelée: Tephra and ballistic ejecta
• Gases, landslides, debris avalanches
• Lava intrusions, tsunamis
• Mudflow, pyroclastic flow

LIFE ON PELÉE

• 22,000 people live directly on Pelée's slopes
• People live there because of the rich soil
• & Because they know the volcano won't erupt again
• Recent seismic studies tell us that Mt. Pelée is dormant

SOURCES

• http://www.mount-pelee.com/en/volcano-monitoring/
• http://www.mount-pelee.com/en/hazards/tephra.html
• http://www.volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=360120