The Day Vesuvius Blew its Top 22 photos Charles Cooper He has covered technology and business for more than 25 years, working at CBSNews.com, the Associated Press, Computer & Software News ...

March 1944: A cloud of ash hangs over Vesuvius during its worst eruption in more than 70 years. In the foreground is the city of Naples. The nearby towns of Massa and San Sebastiano were destroyed ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, fiery avalanches of ash and pumice assaulted Pompeii, ... They still can’t agree on the day Vesuvius blew its top, ...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 was one of the most deadly volcanic events in history. Now, scientists have revealed ...

Mount Vesuvius blew its top in 79 CE, burying Pompeii and Herculaneum under layers of ash and pumice, famously preserving victims that capture their final moments.

After studying the park’s lava flows and lichen growth, we snake our way down Vesuvius to the minibus. The rest of the day involves visiting the old Vesuvius observatory, which was founded in 1841 and ...