Thing of the past?
New studies show that the likelihood of a major eruption of Mount Vesuvius, like this computer image of the infamous blast of 79 A.D., are decreasing.
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Wow!
That is a lot of smoke!
Well, it's not actually smoke. That's actually ash and rock along with some toxic gases that are being fired up through the volcano. When Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D., it released enough rock and fell on Pompeii to bury the first story of buildings in that city.
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