Mount Pelée, the stratovolcano looming over northern Martinique, produced 494 volcanic earthquakes in a single week, according to monitoring data referenced in a peer-reviewed study published in ...

A Caribbean volcano responsible for one of the deadliest eruptions in history has shown a spike in seismic activity, sparking concerns that it could potentially blow again. Situated on the Caribbean ...

The still-active Mount Pelée volcano in Martinique erupted in 1902, wiping out the town of St. Pierre, shown here on Dec. 14, 1941.AP original Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope ...

The discovery of the driving force behind the world's deadliest volcanic events could help improve forecasting of their devastating effects, new research suggests. The findings reveal the mechanism ...

Sheridan EAR-0087665 The risk of potential rock avalanches and pyroclastic flows is a problem that public safety authorities around the world face several times a year (Tilling, 1989a). We propose to ...