My name is Andy, I am a student at Roberto Clemente Middle School. Recently my science class started learning about volcanos. For our class project we did a website about a specific volcano. I choose to do my project on Mt. Vesuvius and the city of Pompei.
Unexpectedly one morning in 79 A.D, Mt. Vesuvius erupted throwing ash and pumice far into the air. The mountain had not erupted in over 800 years. In fact there was lush green vegatation around it so there was no reason to think that it would explode.
The city of Herculaneum escaped the initial eruption, because the wind pushed all the burning ash toward the city of Pompei. The second explosion sent glowing clouds of hot gases, that suffocated or burned any living things that were in their path. Eventually both cities were covered in fifty feet of ash and volcanic mud.
Today the cities of Pompei and Herculaneum are major tourist attractions as well as archeoligal sites. Many peaople also pay money to climb up Mt. Vesuvius. Mt. Vesuvius is still active and has had many recent minor eruptions. Mt. Vesuvius is the most visited volcano in the world.
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