... called magma and gas are released from deep inside the earth, flows out to the air. There are three different kinds of volcanic eruption: The Strombolian, which sends lava and rocks out of the volcano; Phreatic that creating a violent explosion; Plinian eruptions released the plum of smoke rising above the volcano similar to a pine tree. I.3.2 History of volcanoes:(or ancient eruption) On ... August 24, AD 79 Mount Vesuvius, where in Southern Italy on the Bay of Naples, blew out a ... seen that volcano released gas, dust, aerosols, carbon dioxide, smoke to the earth's atmospheres. Then...

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... eruption destroyed Pompeii, burying and fossilizing thousands of their citizens in less than twenty-four hours. Fifteen hundred years later, Pompeii was accidently discovered, opening up its secrets and giving us a look at its history, the ancient city, its location and its destruction; furthermore a chance to explore and discover a once flourishing town of Roman inhabitants who were all but forgotten and buried ... . He was living with his uncle, Pliny the Elder, a respected historian. On the morning before the eruption Pliny the Elder observed a strange cloud that was hovering around t...

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... , but their eruption style is so intense that they can end up collapsing on themselves. Yellowstone is probably the most popular of these in the United States. After giving a basic overview of volcanoes, I feel ready to speak on Mt. Vesuvius. Being known as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in history, Mt. Vesuvius has always been a densely populated and vegetated mountain. It is classified ... right away to look at this cloud. The cloud appeared to come out of the top of the mountain that was a long way away. The best way to describe it is to say that it looked like a pine tree. It sh...

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