The Plinian eruption of Mount Vesuvius around 4,000 years ago -- 2,000 years before the one that buried the Roman city of Pompeii -- left a remarkably intact glimpse into Early Bronze Age village ...

At the more explosive end of the scale are Plinian eruptions. These include the famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, described by the Roman writer Pliny the Younger, which buried the Roman towns ...

Named in honor of Pliny the Younger, the Roman author who described the eruption that destroyed Pompeii in A.D. 79, Plinian eruptions are some of the most intense and destructive volcanic events.

As eruptions grow more explosive, they send ash and rock fragments flying further afield. At the more explosive end of the scale are Plinian eruptions.

Finally, contrary to previous hypotheses, our findings based on the interdisciplinary volcanological and bio-anthropological study of the deposits and victims of the 79 AD Plinian eruption reveal ...

Pliny the Younger wrote two letters about the eruption the Roman historian Tacitus between 107 C.E. and 108 C.E.. Today, these constitute the earliest eyewitness account detailing the tragedy.

Time-Resolved Trigger Processes Leading to the Plinian Eruptions at Sakurajima Volcano, Japan Journal: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth Published: 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.1029/2023jb028558 ...

In a Plinian eruption, hot gas, ash, and rock can explode high enough to reach the stratosphere, and when the eruption column collapses, the debris falls to Earth and can wreak terrifying ...

Named in honor of Pliny the Younger, the Roman author who described the eruption that destroyed Pompeii in A.D. 79, Plinian eruptions are some of the most intense and destructive volcanic events.

At the more explosive end of the scale are Plinian eruptions. These include the famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, described by the Roman writer Pliny the Younger, which buried the Roman ...