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Pompeii 1,945 years ago was a multi-pronged death trap.

Doomed Skeletons At Pompeii Show The Volcano Wasn't The Sole Killer

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The destruction of Pompeii wrought by the eruption of Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago was an absolutely devastating moment in human history. Many of the residents of the ancient Roman city were asphyxiated and entombed in the ash and pumice that rained down during the first 18 hours of the eruption, or killed instantly by the intense heat of the pyroclastic surges that later barreled through the city.

New Pompeii Skeletons Reveal Another Disaster Added to Vesuvius Eruption's Horror

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As if the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE was not enough, a series of violent earthquakes also played a role in destroying the city of Pompeii and killing many of its residents. Scientists are now beginning to understand how these two natural hazards affected one enough. A new study from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) and Pompeii Archaeological Park found that these earthquakes may have made the eruption more deadly.

Two Pompeii skeletons reveal a new story of death at mega disaster

Almost 2,000 years ago, Pliny the Younger wrote letters describing the shaking ground as Vesuvius erupted. Now, a collaborative study led by researchers from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) and Pompeii Archaeological Park has shed light on the effects of seismicity associated with the 79 CE eruption.

Pompeii skeleton discovery shows another natural disaster may have made Vesuvius eruption even more deadly

In the summer of 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius blew sky high. The fatal blast smothered the estimated 2000 inhabitants of Pompeii in ash. For centuries, the tale of Pompeii’s destruction was one of solely volcanic eruption. But that may not be the whole story. Recent findings in the heart of Pompeii paint a picture of even more catastrophe, one that may have permitted survivors — at least temporarily.

Scientists Discover A Lost Truth About What Actually Happened At Pompeii

A heavily populated area may experience compounding effects of shaking. A recent study published in Nature Communications reveals that a massive earthquake 2,500 years ago dramatically shifted the course of one of the world’s largest rivers. This previously undocumented seismic event rerouted the main channel of the Ganges River into present-day, densely populated Bangladesh, an area that continues to be at high risk for significant earthquakes.

A Major Earthquake Caused One of the Largest Rivers on Earth To Abruptly Change Course – Could It Happen Again?

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

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When you think about sunken cities, your mind probably jumps right to Atlantis, that super-advanced island nation mentioned in Plato’s works that became really wicked and hedonistic and was eventually relegated to the bottom of the ocean after getting hit with some earthquakes. Unfortunately for conspiracy theorists and fans...

9 Real-Life Sunken Cities

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A landmass which was once home to up to half a million people has been discovered off the coast of northern Australia.The now-submerged continental shelf was a vast, habitable landscape for much of the past 65,000 years, covering some 390,000 square kilometres (around 242,300 miles) – an area bigger than New Zealand The scientists who made the landmark find, led by Kasih Norman of Queensland’s Griffith University, said that the “complex landscape” that existed on the Northwest Shelf of Australia was “unlike any landscape found on our continent today”.And yet, the humans who lived there spoke similar languages and created...

Lost continent 'unlike anything found today' discovered off the coast of Australia

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An ancient cemetery with more than 300 tombs of mummies has been unearthed in Egypt in a discovery that scientists have since dubbed the “City of the Dead.”

Archaeologists have spent five years digging at a site once located on the hill near the modern Mausoleum of Aga Khan III. The burial grounds reportedly span 270,000 feet and with tombs ascending up to 10 terraces. 



More recently, a team of international researchers uncovered 36 new tombs at the site which they estimated had been in use for some 900 years, between the 6th century BC and 9th century AD, with each...

‘City of the Dead’ archeologists have now uncovered more than 300 tombs packed with mummies

The legendary land of Atlantis may get all the press, but there exists a sunken city that’s far older than its mythological counterpart.Pavlopetri is thought to be some 5,000 years old, but it wasn’t discovered until the 20th Century, and experts are still uncovering its secrets and treasures.The Bronze Age town was first identified off the coast of Greece’s southern Peloponnese region in 1904 by a geologist named Folkion Negris.However, it was largely unexplored until 1967, when Nicholas Flemming, of the Institute of Oceanography at the University of Southampton, rediscovered the site.The following year Fleming, accompanied by a group of...

'The real Atlantis' discovered off the coast of Greece

LiveScience

A 2017 satellite photo captured three hurricanes — Katia, Irma and Jose — in a near-perfect line across "hurricane alley" in the Atlantic Ocean. Interestingly, the storms, which are named alphabetically, appeared to be in the wrong order.

Earth from space: 3 hurricanes form a perfect line before smashing into land

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The researchers believe this discovery holds great promise for shedding light on the early days of dinosaurs and their evolutionary origins.

One of world’s oldest dinosaur fossils revealed by heavy rains in Brazil

Great strides in research have illuminated many discoveries surrounding Pompeii, one of the cities destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Many have believed that the residents of Pompeii all suffered a tragic death at the hands of the natural disaster, but research has proven this to be incorrect. Many were able to flee the city and survive; some even thrived following the event.

Records of Survivors of Pompeii Found

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Marriage is a significant life decision that requires extreme commitment, understanding, devotion and a heck of a lot of compromise. While many people dream of a lifelong partnership, others find the concept of marriage challenging. Astrology offers insights into personality traits and behaviors, suggesting that certain zodiac signs might face more difficulties in maintaining a traditional marital relationship. This article explores the five zodiac signs that are often considered less suited for marriage due to their unique characteristics and tendencies when it comes to lifelong commitment.

The 5 Zodiac Signs Not Meant for Matrimony

A very strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.2 hit near the coast of central Peru at 05:36 UTC on June 28, 2024. The agency is reporting a depth of 28 km (17 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.0 at a depth of 56 km (35 miles). The epicenter was...

Very strong M7.2 earthquake hits near the coast of central Peru, hazardous tsunami waves possible

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Ever wondered what it would be like to walk inside a volcano?. Scientists with the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory don’t have to wonder. They’re doing it this week. With the assistance of a helicopter, the scientists are working to upgrade a sesimic monitoring station on hardened black lava covering the crater floor near Uēaloha (Byron Ledge) of Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island.

Scientists walk inside Big Island volcano as earthquake numbers inch up slightly

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Archaeologists are approaching the bottom of their current excavation at Sunrise, Wyoming, a former company mining town that has become a remarkable Paleoindian archaeological site, RadarOnline.com has learned.Sunrise is notable for housing one of the largest red ochre mines in North America and some of the continent's oldest Paleoindian artifacts, some dating back 14,000 years, predating the Clovis culture, which thrived between 13,050 to 12,750 years ago, the Cowboy State Daily reported.This challenges the long-held belief that Clovis man represents the oldest prehistoric human culture in North America.The discovery of such ancient artifacts at Sunrise positions it among a select...

Mine Marvel: 14,000-Year-Old Artifacts Considered Some of Earth's Oldest Prehistoric Treasures Uncovered in Wyoming

New research hints that plate tectonics began earlier than 4 billion years ago — not long after Earth had formed.

Earth's plate tectonics fired up hundreds of millions of years earlier than we thought, ancient crystals reveal

On 8 September 2023, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck western Morocco, causing damage and destruction that claimed thousands of lives in rural communities in the High Atlas Mountains. Prior to the 2023 event, the last powerful earthquake to affect Morocco occurred in 1960, and this long stretch of seismic silence may have contributed to the region and its infrastructure being underprepared for major shaking and associated damage.

Mantle Upwelling May Have Triggered Morocco Earthquake

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A Volcanic Eruption Wasn’t the Only Disaster That Destroyed Pompeii

Pliny the Younger was just a teenager when he witnessed the total destruction of Pompeii by the devastating eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79. His...

A Volcanic Eruption Wasn’t the Only Disaster That Destroyed Pompeii

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