Simone Chrétien

TL;DR: A chronological reconstruction of the volcanic events that preceded the catastrophic eruption of Mount Pelee on May 8, 1902 has been compiled from all the available written documents as discussed by the authors, and a reinterpretation based on this record shows that the crisis, which took place over three and a half months, had three stages of unequal length: (1) intensification of fumarolic activity over a period of more than three months (January to mid-April); (2) thirteen days of phreatic eruptions (23 April to 5 May); and (3) magmatic eruptions during