Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii.

In total, Mount Vesuvius has had eight major eruptions in the last 17,000 years, based on geological analysis of the layers of lava surrounding it, according to the Earth Observatory.

NAPLES, Italy -- Mount St. Helens, the rumbling volcano in Washington state, has belched out dramatic columns of steam and ash in the past week, but here in Naples, volcano experts regard all the ...

Like an increasing number of national parks in the United States, Mount Vesuvius has begun rationing access with a quota system. The system has had some problems.

Vesuvius shot a cloud of stones, ash and volcanic gas 21 miles into the sky and buried at least 1,000 people (the exact number will never be known) under dozens of feet of lava in the cities of ...

Like an increasing number of national parks in the United States, Mount Vesuvius has begun rationing access with a quota system. The system has had some problems. Search Query Show Search.

On March 17, 1944, Mount Vesuvius erupted. For more than a week it hurled rock, spewed gases and sent an 8-foot wall of lava rolling down the mountainside.

It so happened that after Vesuvius’ last eruption (believed to have occurred in 217 BC), lava may have cooled somewhere in its piping system to create a plug, dramatically increasing the amount ...

Mount Vesuvius makes the land fertile: ... The ash and lava from the volcano are rich in minerals like potassium, phosphorus, and nitrogen, making the soil very fertile.