Mount Vesuvius, the huge volcano looming over the bay of Naples, last erupted on this day in 1944. Mount Vesuvius: Eruption History. Vesuvius has erupted about three dozen times since 79 A.D., most recently from 1913-1944. The unexpected catastrophe It is certain that when the eruption of Vesuvius started on the morning of 24 August, AD 79, it caught the local population utterly unprepared. While there were eventual benefits to the ordeal, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is still … Continuiamo il nostro viaggio alla scoperta della storia del maestoso vulcano campano e delle sue eruzioni .. clicca qui per la prima parte della storia delle eruzioni. Richard R. Muller. Vesuvius probably originated somewhat less than 200,000 years ago.

See more ideas about Pompeii, Pompeii italy, Italy. Arriviamo quindi all’eruzione Vesuvio del 1944 , oggi il Vulcano è spento e speriamo che non si svegli per molto tempo ancora! However, such a slumber will inevitably lead to a rude awakening – an eruption far more violent than 1944 – as the longer a volcano’s period of inactivity, the greater its magma build-up. Jul 20, 2012 - Explore horanel's board "Vesuvius Erupting 1944" on Pinterest. Pompeii Mount Vesuvius … The oldest dated rock at Mt Vesuvius is about 300,000 years old. Vesuvius is the only volcano on mainland Europe to have erupted during the last 100 years and is regarded as a constant worry because of its history of explosive eruptions and the large number of people living close by. The eruption of Mt. There were numerous Army and Air Force units stationed in the immediate vicinity, and the records of the 47th Bombardment Group verify that they were stationed at Vesuvius Field from January 10, 1944 to March 21, 1944, when the group relocated to Capodichino. Ash, mud and rocks from this eruption buried the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Although it had to share the front page with news about World War II, the March 18, 1944 eruption of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius was one of the biggest stories of the year. Mount Vesuvius: Eruption History. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Vesuvius_in_Eruption,_newsreel_(1944).ogv ‎ (File audio/video multiplexed Ogg Theora/Vorbis, durata 6 min 14 s, dimensioni 768×576 pixel, complessivamente 923 kbps) On that day the activity ends. Volcanic ash has a tendency to make the lands around it much more fertile, and this was no exception. The 79 AD eruption is one of the most well-known ancient eruptions in the world, and may have killed more than 16,000 people. At first we see the intense activity of the volcano, with clouds of smoke, rains of lapilli and masses of molten lava, melting through the streets of the town, bringing the whole buildings that fell apart like sand, all this in front of my eyes afraid of people reverse in the street. 1944 March 17 Eruption of Mt. Its March 1944 eruption caused turbulence aloft and did damage below. The story of the mountain’s 79 AD eruption that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum, burying those two ancient towns in scalding rock and ash, has been depicted so many times in art and literature that it has assumed the feel of myth. The eruption destroyed the villages of San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, Massa di Somma, Ottaviano, and part of San Giorgio a Cremano. Mount Vesuvius has experienced eight major eruptions in the last 17,000 years.