Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii.

There are many different types of volcanoes. Calderas, like Mount Vesuvius, consist of a large, cauldron-like hollow that forms after the emptying of a magma chamber during an eruption.

The deposits recorded dramatic, increasingly violent pulses from the volcano. At noon on Day 1, Vesuvius began to eject a plume of rocky volcanic fragments and gas into the air, known as an ...

Volcanoes; Vesuvius eruption: Scientists map out destruction with 200,000 people living in red zone Experts have mapped out evacuation plans if ever there is another huge eruption at Mount Vesuvius.

AI and scientists unite to decipher old scrolls charred by the Vesuvius volcano AI, as it stands, has its limits. Little of the text has been deciphered so far.

The Vesuvius national park authority in Naples, Italy, has announced it will be closing access to the live volcano on Saturday, ahead of Napoli’s potential title-winning game on Sunday.

Vesuvius eruption in AD 79 was immediately followed by an earthquake which may have killed Pompeii's survivors, study claims. Shortly after the volcano erupted in AD 79, a strong earthquake shook ...

Vesuvius isn’t the volcano they’re worried about. Listen to this article · 7:51 min Learn more. Share full article. ... A map showing the Phlegraean Fields volcanic complex in Italy.

Vesuvius is visible for miles around but it's not the only volcano in Naples (Credit: Pomona Pictures) Beneath one of Italy's most densely populated cities, there is danger brewing. Naples is a ...

DURING the latter half of last century, the changes taking place in Vesuvius were carefully studied and faithfully chronicled by an English diplomatist—Sir William Hamilton; in the closing years ...