Causes Of Failure Of Mt. Vesuvius

Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, A.D. 79 The Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius is one of the greatest volcanic eruptions in the past. Since I live in the Midwest, we don’t experience volcanic activity, which is why they interest me. The A.D. 79 upsurge of Mt. Vesuvius included many details common to Pompeii and caused harm & destruction to property and lives that affected the region, but has improved in the aftermath. On August 24th, A.D. 79 the residents of Pompeii were hit with something that actually was expected, but not as large as it was. A cloud lingered over the volcano’s tip and lingered down early morning. By 6 o’clock AM the volcano emitted all the hot mud and sludge it could. One thing that made it unique from other eruptions is that it emitted
out hot pumice. It’s not the lava that killed almost everyone, it was the hot and smoky air that exterminated them one by one. They would breath it in, every time they breathed it would burn their lungs, after a while of breathing, they were done. The lava spewed from the mountain top. First, enveloping Herculaneum and making most of its residents flee to Pompeii, then waking up the residents of Pompeii. Lots of lava covered people, dogs, food, even whole buildings. Making it a “still city” in lost time. Excavations and recovery of the area always reveal something new every day. Whether it’s from a dog, loaf of bread, and even a human body. Then Italian authority heavily guards the area and owns it. Clearly the eruption of Vesuvius is unique from others, and just may be the greatest in history.