Mount Vesuvius by Whitley Johnson

Mount Vesuvius by Whitley Johnson https://padlet.com/whitley_johnson/f0ogrrgqwo4c A deadly volcano en-us 2017-11-08 15:55:08 UTC 2025-12-04 00:41:57 UTC hello@padlet.com Mount Vesuvius whitley_johnson https://padlet.com/whitley_johnson/f0ogrrgqwo4c/wish/204889200 Italy
40.8224° N, 14.4289° E
elevation: 1,281 m (4,000 feet)

]]> 2017-11-08 16:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/whitley_johnson/f0ogrrgqwo4c/wish/204889200 About Mount Vesuvius whitley_johnson https://padlet.com/whitley_johnson/f0ogrrgqwo4c/wish/204906182 Mount Vesuvius is a dormant volcano. The eruption of 1913-1944 is the most recent eruption. ]]> 2017-11-08 16:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/whitley_johnson/f0ogrrgqwo4c/wish/204906182 Previous eruptions whitley_johnson https://padlet.com/whitley_johnson/f0ogrrgqwo4c/wish/204919256 - 79, Ash-fall, pumices and ashlars
- 472, Lava flow and ashlars to north-western flank
- 512
- 26 February 685, Imposing lava flow
- 787, Ashlars and imposing lava flow
- 968, Lava flow to sea
- 27 January 1037, Lava flow to sea
- 29 May 1139, Ash-fall
- 1500, Ash-fall
- 16 December 1631, Cone collapse; lava flow to sea
- 3 July 1660, Ash-fall to north-east flank
- 13 April 1694, Lava toward Torre del Greco
- 25 May 1698, Damage by ash-fall to south-east flank
- 28 July 1707
- 20 May 1737, A lava flow invades Torre del Greco; ash-fall and ashlars
- 23 December 1760, Opening of lateral vents on southern flank (150 m asl)
- 19 October 1767, Two lava flows toward T. Annunziata and S. Giorgio a C.
- 8 August 1779, Ash and bombs over Ottaviano
- 15 June 1794, Opening of lateral vents on SO flank (470 m asl)
- 22 October 1822, Two lava flows toward T. del Greco and Boscotrecase
- 23 August 1834, A lava flow toward Poggiomarino
- 6 February 1850
- 1 May 1855, A lava flow invades Massa and S.Sebastiano
- 8 December 1861, Opening of lateral vents on SO flank (290 m asl)
- 15 November 1868
- 24 April 1872, A lava flow invades Massa and S.Sebastiano
- 4 April 1906, A lava flow toward T.Annunziata, strong explosive activity
- 3 June 1929, A lava flow toward Terzigno
- 18 March 1944, A lava flow invades Massa and S.Sebastiano]]> 2017-11-08 16:52:32 UTC https://padlet.com/whitley_johnson/f0ogrrgqwo4c/wish/204919256 History of Mount Vesuvius whitley_johnson https://padlet.com/whitley_johnson/f0ogrrgqwo4c/wish/205083418 Mount Vesuvius is important because it was the first volcano to be described in detail. Pliny the younger wrote the letters describing the eruption of 79 A. D.
Mount Vesuvius was responsible for over 10,000 deaths in the eruption of 79 A. D. which destroyed Pompeii. Here's the thing, not only did the eruption kill all of those people, but it made solid casts out of their bodies along with everything else in the city! ]]> 2017-11-08 22:30:50 UTC https://padlet.com/whitley_johnson/f0ogrrgqwo4c/wish/205083418 Fun Facts! whitley_johnson https://padlet.com/whitley_johnson/f0ogrrgqwo4c/wish/205087859 1. Mount Vesuvius is over 17,000 years old!
2. Mount Vesuvius isn't one volcano, it's made up of two different volcanoes!
3. One of it's eruptions lasted over two weeks and destroyed almost 80 allied planes stationed at the Pompeii Airfield!
4. During the eruption that destroyed Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius spewed 1.5 million tons lava per second!
5. Mount Vesuvius is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world!

]]> 2017-11-08 22:55:31 UTC https://padlet.com/whitley_johnson/f0ogrrgqwo4c/wish/205087859 Sources whitley_johnson https://padlet.com/whitley_johnson/f0ogrrgqwo4c/wish/205090825 http://geology.com/volcanoes/vesuvius/

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