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The Last Day of Pompeii
This film, from Twig World, looks at the eruption of Mount Vesuvius which devastated Pompeii, encasing the whole city in ash for nearly 1500 years.
The key points made in the film are:
•On 24 August 79 AD, the inactive Mount Vesuvius erupted, sending molten rock 15km into the sky.
•Four billion tonnes of pumice rock, ash and rain rained down on Pompeii, blocking sunlight.
•A pyroclastic surge destroyed the city and its people, encasing them in volcanic ash.
•Pompeii was rediscovered in 1594 - accidentally.
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Anak Krakatau erupting 435.43 KB
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Lanin Volcano in Argentina 363.25 KB
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Mount Fuji 303.09 KB
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Mount Kilauea 688.04 KB
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Popocatepetl Volcano 277.26 KB
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Anak Krakatau erupting 435.43 KB -
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Lanin Volcano in Argentina 363.25 KB
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Mount Fuji 303.09 KB
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Mount Kilauea 688.04 KB
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Popocatepetl Volcano 277.26 KB
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