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Which came first the Volcanic eruption at Pompeii or the dinosaurs?
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Any time you find a reference to a city, or other work of man, you can be assured that whatever happened there was a LONG time after the dinosaurs. Of course, there could have been volcanic activity where Pompeii is today in dinosaur times, but we don't know about that.
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When did the first volcanic eruption occur?
the first volcanic eruption occured in pompeii when the volcano mount vesvius erupted and over 1000 people sufficated and died during it because of the ashes flooded the hold city of pompeii.
When was the first volcanic eruption?
A long time ago in 79 A.D when Mount Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii.
Is the town of Pompeii hot because of the lava?
No. First, Pompeii was buried by volcanic ash, not lava. Either way, the eruption that buried Pompeii was nearly 2,000 years ago. The ash cooled long ago.
How volcano destroyed the city of pompeii?
Pompeii was destroyed by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, which is a stratovolcano near the Bay of Naples. Prior to the eruption that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79AD, two earthquakes preceded in 62AD and 64AD which caused widespread destruction. The eruption of Vesuvius per se was in two phases; first there was a Plinian eruption that produced a large amount of pumice that settled over Pompeii and Herculaneum and then a pyroclastic flows followed.
What happens to a plant life a few years after volcanic eruption?
At first most of the plants die due to the heat and gasses, but then they will come back since they grow well in a volcanic soil. There is a tree that is still alive after the eruption of Pompeii in 79 AD.
When was the first volcanic eruption in japan?
not this website
When was the first major volcanic eruption?
laki
How many people diyed in pompeii eruption?
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When was the first recorded volcanic eruption?
6,200 BC in Turkey
Who first recorded volcano eruption?
Pliny the younger viewed the great Mt Versuvius eruption from a distance and was the first to write down and record a volcanic eruption
What happened before Mount Vesuvius erupted?
Mount Vesuvius erupted suddenly, without warning. The people of the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were caught by surprise The cities were covered with ashes. The people did not have time to run away.
What is the first species to grow after a volcanic eruption covers an area with lava?
lichens
