Research Paper On Mount Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius is one of the most notoriously recognized volcanic eruptions known to man to date. As our text states, “this famous volcano erupted in the year 79 AD, ejecting a huge cauliflower-shaped cloud of ash and debris that rapidly settled to the Earth (Strahler 436).” After doing some outside research on this magnificent volcanic landform, I found quite a few things: “Mount Vesuvius is located in Italy, near the areas of the Tyrrhenian Sea and the capital of Italy. The volcano also buried two major cities ("Volcanic Eruptions: Mount Vesuvius").” Another important aspect from the outside reference source mentioned above is that Vesuvius is a stratovolcano. What is a stratovolcano or what does it consist of? According to our text, “stratovolcanoes are tall, steep cones built of layers of felsic lava and volcanic ash.
Due to the knowledge and understanding of felsic elements, the reference document states that Mount Vesuvius “… erupted in 1631, burying villages and killing about 3,000 people. Severe eruptions occurred regularly after that, with multiple eruptions each century except the twenty-first (as of