Pompeii, the Volcanic Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
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A research paper on the Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius which buried the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
South America’s Biggest Volcanic Eruption
On February 19, 1600, South America’s biggest volcanic eruption in all of recorded human history occurred in a mountain close to Arequipa, a city in southern Peru. Its VEI was 6, the same as Krakatau’s, and the type of eruption was also the same as Krakatau’s, a Plinian one.
Mount St. Helens
On May 18th, 1980, Mt. St. Helens erupted and changed more than 200 square miles into a barren wasteland.
