Volcanoes In Pompeii
Volcanoes are located in every single continent on planet earth. Mt Vesuvius is one of these large mountains. It is located near the city of Pompeii in Italy, and erupted on August 24th 79 AD. Volcanoes can be extremely unpredictable natural disasters, which cause tremendous amounts of damage to anyone unfortunate enough to live nearby.
First of all, there are very many causes of volcanoes. Volcanoes are mountains that have hot scorching magma and lava boiling inside of it (Magloff, 2013). To begin, volcanoes have large channels that transport magma and lava from the crust of the earth to its surface. Underneath the volcano in a large open space, is the magma chamber. The magma chamber houses all of the searing magma and lava. When there is …show more content…
It is the most dangerous active volcano in Europe. An active volcano is a volcano that still has a chance of erupting again. Mount Vesuvius erupted for the first time on the early morning of August 24th 79 AD. It caused enormous amounts of damage to two cities: Pompeii and Herculaneum. Pompeii is the more well-known city, and has become a tourist attraction. There is even a popular song titled ‘Pompeii’ by the famous singer Bastille. Pompeii was completely covered in ash by Mount Vesuvius. Since it was also raining on August 24th the ash mixed with the rainwater to create a sort of cement, and completely preserved the city. A large portion of historians’ knowledge of common life in ancient Rome. What historians know about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius comes from the writings of two people from surrounding villages and towns. First, Pliny the Elder was a general of the Roman navy. He writes about sending many ships to scale the damage of Pompeii during the eruption. The ships were unable to get very close before the falling ash destroyed the vessels. Secondly, Pliny the younger wrote about what he saw in the eruption. He described a darkening cloud of ash and pumice rising over the area close by Mount Vesuvius. He also recounts seeing families that were away during the time of the blast coming back to dig through 60 solid feet of the concrete-like ash and pumice. The explosion killed nearly 13,000 people …show more content…
If one lives in the area of a volcano, they should be prepared, for an eruption that can be sudden and kill many people. It only took Mount Vesuvius 24 hours to kill 13,000 ancient Romans in Pompeii, Italy on August 24th 79 AD. Volcanoes are natural disasters that can be unpredictable, and they cause much harm and suffering to anyone that lives close to a
First of all, there are very many causes of volcanoes. Volcanoes are mountains that have hot scorching magma and lava boiling inside of it (Magloff, 2013). To begin, volcanoes have large channels that transport magma and lava from the crust of the earth to its surface. Underneath the volcano in a large open space, is the magma chamber. The magma chamber houses all of the searing magma and lava. When there is …show more content…
It is the most dangerous active volcano in Europe. An active volcano is a volcano that still has a chance of erupting again. Mount Vesuvius erupted for the first time on the early morning of August 24th 79 AD. It caused enormous amounts of damage to two cities: Pompeii and Herculaneum. Pompeii is the more well-known city, and has become a tourist attraction. There is even a popular song titled ‘Pompeii’ by the famous singer Bastille. Pompeii was completely covered in ash by Mount Vesuvius. Since it was also raining on August 24th the ash mixed with the rainwater to create a sort of cement, and completely preserved the city. A large portion of historians’ knowledge of common life in ancient Rome. What historians know about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius comes from the writings of two people from surrounding villages and towns. First, Pliny the Elder was a general of the Roman navy. He writes about sending many ships to scale the damage of Pompeii during the eruption. The ships were unable to get very close before the falling ash destroyed the vessels. Secondly, Pliny the younger wrote about what he saw in the eruption. He described a darkening cloud of ash and pumice rising over the area close by Mount Vesuvius. He also recounts seeing families that were away during the time of the blast coming back to dig through 60 solid feet of the concrete-like ash and pumice. The explosion killed nearly 13,000 people …show more content…
If one lives in the area of a volcano, they should be prepared, for an eruption that can be sudden and kill many people. It only took Mount Vesuvius 24 hours to kill 13,000 ancient Romans in Pompeii, Italy on August 24th 79 AD. Volcanoes are natural disasters that can be unpredictable, and they cause much harm and suffering to anyone that lives close to a