Scientists predict that the next eruption of Mount Vesuvius will be violent. Find out what damage could be done if Mount Vesuvius erupts. read more
To summarize, if Mount Vesuvius erupts today, it wouldn't be a pretty picture. Given its potential, Vesuvius could endanger more than 3 million people and wipe out the city of Naples [source: Than]. Next, we'll learn what happened to Pompeii and Herculaneum that gave Vesuvius its notable reputation. read more
Vesuvius looms over the ruins of nearby Pompeii In AD 79, Mount Vesuvius famously erupted, spewing a cloud of stones, ash and fumes 33 kilometres in to the air. read more
It could be a disaster of nearly unimaginable proportions, depending on a number of factors; for example, the size of the eruption and which way the wind is blowing. read more
In AD 79, Mount Vesuvius famously erupted, spewing a cloud of stones, ash and fumes 33 kilometres in to the air. More than 2,000 people died and the thriving Roman city of Pompeii (as told in the Nature of Things doc, Pompeii's People) was buried under metres of ash for centuries. read more