Pliny the Younger, a famous Roman author who wrote a detailed description of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. It was the first detailed account of its kind.
Nobody was named after a Plinian eruption. The term Plinian comes from Pliny the Younger, who described the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Pliny the Elder
There is no volcano named Plinian. The term Plinian refers to a type of eruption that features a towering column of ash. There have been many such eruptions throughout history and in prehistoric times. The eruption from which the term originates was the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy, which was described in detail by Pliny the Younger.
The 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which destroyed Pompeii, was a Plinian eruption. In fact, it was the description of this eruption by Pliny the Younger that lead to the term Plinian.
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No. Plinian eruptions are generally the most destructive. Vulcanian eruptions may be orders of magnitude smaller.
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Yes, though some would call it ultra plinian.
There is no volcano named Plinian. The term Plinian refers to a type of eruption that features a towering column of ash. There have been many such eruptions throughout history and in prehistoric times. The eruption from which the term originates was the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy, which was described in detail by Pliny the Younger.
The toba eruption was ultra plinian.
The 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which destroyed Pompeii, was a Plinian eruption. In fact, it was the description of this eruption by Pliny the Younger that lead to the term Plinian.
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No. Plinian eruptions are generally the most destructive. Vulcanian eruptions may be orders of magnitude smaller.
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It has been erupting since 1922. It has a plinian eruption.
It has been erupting since 1922. It has a plinian eruption.
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