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Why did Mount Vesuvius erupt in 1944?

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Four-and-a-half years into World War II, the residents of San Sebastiano, Italy — a Neapolitan village on the western slopes of Mount Vesuvius — had already endured much misery: dictatorial rule, invasion, occupation and bombings. read more

The 1944 eruption of Vesuvius, the volcano’s most recent, occurred 72 years ago this month. It was the worst eruption of the volcano since 1872, 72 years prior. read more

Mount Vesuvius, near Naples, has erupted more than 30 times since the cataclysmic explosion of AD79, when it destroyed the nearby town of Pompeii. It remains an active volcano and could reportedly erupt again at any time, endangering the lives of three million people who live within 20 miles of its crater. read more

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