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The zone is composed by two subzones, called red zone 1 and 2. The former is the most dangerous area in the case of an eruption, being at greatest risk from pyroclastic flows . The red zone 2 will be subjected to falling ash and lapilli , whose intensity will depend on the intensity and direction of the winds at the time.
Red Campi Flegrei is a blend of 50–70% Piedirosso, 10–30% Aglianico and/or Sciascinoso and up to 10% of other local (both red and white) grape varieties. The whites are composed of 50–70% Falanghina , 10–30% Biancolella and/or Coda di Volpe , with up to 30% of other local white grape varieties.
The general shape of the ash and cinder fall (see w:en:pyroclast) is shown by the dark area to the southeast of Mt Vesuvius. (P.S. It seems strange to show the modern day English names for the two bodies of water - I am open to suggestions). This map shows lines and uses the Mercator projection (although that is not important on a map of this ...
The beach at the Herculaneum archaeological park is thought to be the site where more than 300 men tried in vain to save themselves while awaiting rescue by Pliny the Elder.
The red zone is the highest risk area in case of an eruption, mainly due to its exposure to pyroclastic flows, and in case of an impending eruption it must be quickly evacuated. [4] It entirely includes the comunes of Pozzuoli , Bacoli , Monte di Procida and Quarto , and part of the comunes of Giugliano in Campania , Marano di Napoli and Naples ...
The main cone of Vesuvius and the cliff of Monte Somma's caldera separated by the Inferno and Gigante valley. Vesuvius is a "humpbacked" peak, consisting of a large cone (Gran Cono) partially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera caused by the collapse of an earlier (and originally much higher) structure called Mount Somma. [18]
Mount Vesuvius violently spewed forth a cloud of super-heated tephra and gases to a height of 33 km (21 mi), ejecting molten rock, pulverized pumice and hot ash at 1.5 million tons per second, ultimately releasing 100,000 times the thermal energy of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
POMPEII, Italy — Buried and unseen for nearly 2,000 years, a sacred room has been unearthed at Pompeii with painted blue walls, a rare and expensive color in the Roman city.. Describing it as a ...