Mount Vesuvius

Approximately 3 million people live near Mount Vesuvius in the surrounding region of Naples, Italy. The volcano poses a significant threat due to its history of explosive eruptions, including the famous eruption in 79 AD that buried the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

It is an active volcano in Italy. Today over 3 million people live near or close to it and it could erupt at any time. The last time was in 1944 and it is watched, measured, and gas readings taken every day to determine if/when it may erupt again. No one knows.

Vesuvius is classified as a stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano. These volcanoes are characterized by their steep-sided cone shape and explosive eruptions due to the high viscosity of their magma.

Currently the temperature on Mount Vesuvius is no different from that of an ordinary mountain. Temperatures at certain spots may approach 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit during an eruption, but the last eruption at Mount Vesuvius was in 1944.

Mt. Etna of eastern Sicily is an active volcano. In fact, it is the largest active volcano in all of Europe.
Yes - Mount Etna is classed as active. It's last eruption was in 2014 - when a 'flank eruption' started. A flank eruption means that lava flowed out from the side of eh cone - instead of the main vent at the summit.

Human impact on Mount Vesuvius includes deforestation for agriculture, urbanization leading to increased population density in the surrounding areas, and tourism causing erosion on the volcano's slopes. Additionally, historical eruptions have caused destruction to nearby towns and cities, with human settlements encroaching on the volcano's danger zone.

Mount Vesuvius was formed through a process of subduction, where the African tectonic plate is forced underneath the Eurasian plate. This subduction led to the melting of rock, which created magma that eventually rose to the surface, forming the volcano. Over time, repeated eruptions built up the shape of Mount Vesuvius as we know it today.

A Volcano that spawns a new cone, partially filling its caldera, is called, a somma volcano. When the new cone outgrows the original caldera, it is given a name of its own. It is the original volcano, the underlying structure, that is known as the somma volcano. These can be, and often are, stratovolcanoes themselves.

Mount Vesuvius erupted in Pompeii in 79 AD due to the accumulation of pressure from the underlying magma in the volcanic system. The eruption released a huge cloud of ash, gas, and molten rock that buried the city, resulting in its destruction.

Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano. This type of volcano is composed of layers of hardened lava, volcanic ash, and other volcanic material. Stratovolcanoes are known for their steep-sided cones and explosive eruptions.

eruasion plate

Mount Vesuvius was formed through the convergence of the African plate subducting beneath the Eurasian plate, leading to the formation of the Campanian volcanic arc. The magma rising from the subduction zone created the volcanic complex that includes Mount Vesuvius. The volcano has been active for hundreds of thousands of years, with its most famous eruption occurring in 79 AD, burying the nearby Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Though I could find no internet record of Mt. Vesuvius being surrounded by any range (and actually found references to a ring of cities and towns around the entire mountain), according to the crossword puzzle I just finished, Vesuvius is part of the Apennine Mountain range. Upon researching this range, I discovered that it is a Southern leg of the European Alps, but I can still find no record of Vesuvius actually being a part of this (or any) range.

Mt. Vesuvius erupted in the year 79 AD, destroying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum and resulting in the deaths of an estimated 16,000 people.

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Pompeii is the partially buried Roman town that was famously devastated by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.

Pompeii is a tourist attraction so is "active". Mt. Vesuvius is also still volcanically active and last erupted in 1944.

Mount vesuvius last erupted in March, 1944
AD. 79
The eruption of Vesuvius in March 1944 was the last eruption. Since then the volcano has been in a quiescent stage without any major sign of activity.
Vesuvius has erupted about three dozen times since 79 A.D., most recently from 1913-1944. The 1913-1944 eruption is thought to be the end of an eruptive cycle that began in 1631.

Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, which is a steep-sided, conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava, pumice, tephra, and volcanic ash. It is located in Italy near the city of Naples and is famous for its eruption in 79 AD that destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

The tectonic plates moved under each other causing the earthquakes in 62AD which carried on for many years until one plate was under the other, the friction was great.

It got so hot because of the friction that one plate melted. The liquid rock that was produced (called magma) underneath the tectonic plate, got so hot that it gave off a poisonous gas that kept pushing and pushing through the volcano until it burst out of the top.

The burst of poisonous gas,

Ash and earth was pushed up in the sky and then the magma was also pushed out by the gas and was also pushed up into the sky. The magma ran down the vast volcano and burnt everything in its path including all greenery

And housing.

The sky was black and the atmosphere was extremely hot and humid, the ground became dry and all the plants perished.

The people of these towns and cities mostly died of the poisonous gas. Over 300,000 people were killed by poisonous gas alone but lots also died from the magma that overflowed from Mount Vesuvius.

Many people were not aware of what was happening and ended up dying because of it!
The city of Pompeii was buried and anyone still there died.
2 tectonic plates collided, the African and the eurasion plate causing the volcano to erupt. Or for a more simple answer, the magma inside bolied until it erupted...

Mount St. Helens has erupted more than 30 times since 1842. The most significant eruption occurred in 1980, which resulted in major devastation and the loss of lives. Subsequent smaller eruptions have occurred since then, with the most recent being in 2008.

Mount Vesuvius consists of a main cone with a summit crater and multiple subsidiary cones, including Monte Somma. The main cone is where the historic eruption of 79 AD originated, burying the Roman city of Pompeii. Monte Somma is an older peak that partially encircles the main cone, forming a distinctive shape.