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 * Historic Eruptions **

 Mt. Vesuvius On this one August day of the year 79 AD, when mount Vesuvius erupt and generated a deadly mixture of hot ash, rock debris, and volcanic gases that ruin the Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae in a matter of minutes.

 Mt. Tambora One of unusually intense volcanic activity happened in the period 1812 – 1817. This eruption affected the whole world. This mountain is in Indonesia. It erupted in one of the most explosive volcanic events of the last 10,000 years.

 Mt. Krakatau Mount Krakatau is a volcanic island found in Indonesia. Its most famous eruption was in 1883. It’s one of the biggest eruptions in recorded history. Krakatau belongs to the Pacific Ring of Fire, the volatile horseshoe-shaped area bordering the Pacific Ocean.