Aerial shot of Mount Vesuvius, 9 km east of Naples, Italy

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image showing Aerial shot of Mount Vesuvius, 9 km east of Naples, Italy

Willemvk on June 1st, 2019 at 05:44 UTC »

It's gonna be total mayham when that mountain decides to go of once again. Just look at the people living nearby

ManOfTheMeeting on June 1st, 2019 at 06:35 UTC »

"Since AD 79, the volcano has also erupted repeatedly, in 172, 203, 222, possibly in 303, 379, 472, 512, 536, 685, 787, around 860, around 900, 968, 991, 999, 1006, 1037, 1049, around 1073, 1139, 1150, and there may have been eruptions in 1270, 1347, and 1500. The volcano erupted again in 1631, six times in the 18th century (including 1779 and 1794), eight times in the 19th century (notably in 1872), and in 1906, 1929 and 1944. There have been no eruptions since 1944, and none of the eruptions after AD 79 were as large or destructive as the Pompeian one. "

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vesuvius

Heerrnn on June 1st, 2019 at 07:13 UTC »

Holy shit, there are actually entire neighbourhoods ON the volcano.

This is a volcano that volcanologists think is very likely to have a big eruption again. "Overdue" even. Gonna be an enormous disaster if that happens.