Monday, March 30, 2009

How many people were killed in 1631?

What month did it erupt

What country is it in?

What neighboring cities did it hit?

How tall is mount vesuvius?
mount vesuvius is 4300 feet tall

Wednesday, March 25, 2009


During this time, the area grew, and when the volcano erupted in 1631, it killed about 4000 people.

The first eruption



Mt. Vesuvius is a volcano that erupted on August 24 A.D. blanketing the towns and 1000s of residents of Pompeii, Stabiae, and Herculaneum. Pompeii was buried 10' deep it was very horrifying.