Mount Vesuvius Said to Erupt Again

Scientists from Italy and France say that Vesuvius, the Italian volcano that transformed the Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae into graveyards in 79 AD shows signs of doing the same soon.  Contrary to what most people believe, a volcano is not just the conic mountain that ... [ read more >> ]

Satellite view of the Vesuvius volcano

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Satellite view of the Vesuvius volcano