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them. I am going to tell you about three different times volcanoes have affected civilizations and you will be surprised at some of the damage done. The first volcanic eruption that I am going to tell you about happened in Kalapana, Hawaii. It was Mount Kilauea that had caused all the damage that still lies today. This explosion happened 28 years ago, on the beach town that was one of the many places affected. Before the explosion, many people said it was the most beautiful place to visit on…

Mount Vesuvius is located on Campania, Italy. It is one of several other volcanos that form the Campanian volcanic arc. Vesuvius consists of a big cone partly bordered by the rim of a summit caldera caused by the breakdown of a former and initially much higher arrangement. The height of the main cone has been continually changed by eruptions but was 4,203 feet in 2010. Vesuvius is a stratovolcano at the convergent boundary where the African Plate is being subducted below the Eurasian Plate.…

Sophie Sams Miss McGill World History 20 October 2015 Pompeii Ancient Rome was a very powerful empire that was always looking to expand their territory. They happened to expand their territory to a city called Pompeii. Pompeii was a small town with a big story. Pompeii was destroyed by a devastating volcanic eruption and many people died. Also, some rocks were found from the site of the explosion. Pompeii was a coastal Roman city in campania, a…

In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted spewing 7 million tons of debris on Pompeii. Pompeii had a population of about 20,000 and was a trading center as well as a vacation destination. The rich and poor lived together. The day before the eruption, a festival, dedicated to Vulcan, the god of earthquakes and fire was held. An initial explosion of ash, pumice, and rocks destroyed buildings and knocked out people. Many fled to public buildings, which offered better protection, but they along with others…

Lots of people have had a tough time in their life, but one rare thing is a volcano coming and erupting on your home and city. For the life of many people in Pompeii village people lost teir valuables and maybe the loss of a loved one.Pompeii is a village in history where many people lived and tried to survive a volcano incident. The village was constructed in many different ways and some you would not think of today. There are many unique ways of thinking about both stories and how they…

Italy experienced a major earthquake on August 24, 2016. The earthquake hit at 3:36 AM, 10 kilometers southeast of Norcia. It had a magnitude of 6.2. On August 24th, 2016 Italy experienced a major earthquake. The earthquake hit at 3:36 AM, 10 kilometers southeast of Norcia. It had a magnitude of 6.2 and it caused a lot of damage. The earthquake happened 6 miles under the surface of the earth. This was particularly shallow, and therefore a destructive earthquake which killed at least 281 people.…

The volcano is part of the Pico de The volcano Parícutin is located in the volcanic fields in Míchoacan-Guanajuato.This volcano is also the greatest in both area. This volcano has not erupted since 1952. Also the elevation of the volcano is 9,186’. The volcano Parícutin was named by a nearby village of Parícutin. The volcano is the youngest of the approximately 1,400 volcanic vents of the Míchoacan-Guanajuato volcanic field. The volcanic field is 40,000 square kilometers (15,000 square miles).…

As you walk the streets of pompeii, there are hundreds of people that surround you screaming, pushing, falling, panicking, all trying to escape the volcanic ash as Mount Vesuvius erupts completely burying the city of pompeii. From every direction as you listen, you can hear the sounds of terror, buildings collapsing, the ground rumbling, and the overturning of all the markets, but through it all, your hand is raised to your ear in search of the one who’s voice you fell in love with, Glaucus. As…

The town of Pompeii was large and situated in the Italian region of Campania and was originally settled near the mouth of the river Sarno. Pompeii originally formed from a previous explosion of Mt. Vesuvius. The area surrounding the town of Pompeii was rich and fertile land due to the volcanic soil and the favorable climate also helped in growing olives and grapes. The city was also a very valuable port city and many cities near Pompeii would transfer their goods to the city to get their goods…

Over the centuries, the city was abandoned and forgotten as the memory of Pompeii became nothing but a legend passed throughout generations by word of mouth. Despite the fact that the ancient objects from Pompeii were discovered sporadically, the city itself was not found until the 18th century. Ever since, excavations have gone deeper into the city’s mysterious secrets. Archaeological finds reveal how people lived during that time, as well as how they died during the…