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Enlarge / Italian scientists detected red and black mineral incrustations in victims’ skulls—the iron from human blood. (credit: P. Petrone et al.) The catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD wiped out several nearby towns and killed thousands of people. It has long been supposed that the vast majority died from asphyxiation, choking on […]
1. The eruption buried Pompeii and Herculaneum beneath mud, lava and ash until they were rediscovered and excavated in the 18th century. 2. Author Pliny the Younger wrote a graphic account of the eruption, which killed his uncle. 3. Such explosive eruptions, sending molten rock 15 to 20 miles high are known as Plinian. 4. […]
Volcanoes can be dangerous, but certain volcanoes pose the most danger to the people living in and around them. Let’s count them down. The post Ranking the 10 Most Dangerous Volcanoes, From Vesuvius to Santa Maria appeared first on WIRED. WIRED
