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Think Pompeii Got Hit Hard? Worse Eruptions Lurk
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| 3-6-2006
Posted on 03/07/2006 11:10:23 AM PST by blam
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To: ozzymandus
Mexico City's nearest volcanoes are 30 or 40 miles away. I climbed almost to the top of Popocatepetl. If the wind was blowing the wrong way it could certainly cause serious problems.
With that major eruption about 1800 BCE, perhaps that was the cause of the Second Intermediate Period in Egypt when there was famine, chaos, and the Hyksos invaded.
There were several really large caldera events prior to the end of the ice age about 18,000 years ago. One, Sakura-jima in Japan left a 15 mile diameter crater about 22 Kya.
To: Bubba_Leroy
"Not me. I'm planning on living forever. So far it's working."
And "die trying" is for losers! ;)
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posted on
08/28/2006 3:58:02 AM PDT
by
Old Student
(We have a name for the people who think indiscriminate killing is fine. They're called "The Bad Guys)
To: blam
He's gonna blow!!
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posted on
08/28/2006 4:05:55 AM PDT
by
LIConFem
(Just opened a new seafood restaurant in Great Britain, called "Squid Pro Quid")
To: Capt_Hank; NavyCanDo; GAD
I visited Pompeii in the 80s. It was fascinating. I want to go back and see Herculaneum. There was a great documentary on History channel about Vesuvius. It has erupted several times in recorded history, but people just don't want to leave. Capri was one place that I can see why no one wants to leave. It was a playground for Roman Emperors.
There is an excellent novel call "Pompeii" that I recommend.
Yellowstone would be a real disaster for the USA. Hopefully, it won't go off until science has a means of mitigating the damage from such an eruption.
To: GeorgefromGeorgia
Absolutely do go back to see Ercolano. Most tourists don't get there & it's not nearly as well extensively excavated but you actually get to see a lot of the preserved mosaics etc in situ. One of the gripes I have about Pompeii is that all the stuff we studied in school is not on site - you have to go to the Museo Archeologico Nazionale to see the really cool stuff. Capri is amazing but overrun by tourists, of course. I've heard they're thinking of imposing a prohibitively costly landing tax to keep the hordes away. The Amalfi Coast road is my favorite place on the planet to drive - Ravello is where I fantasize about ending up for the rest of my life to wake up to this view:
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posted on
08/28/2006 7:08:48 AM PDT
by
leilani
(Adios Ernesto! Don't let la puerta hit you....)
To: NavyCanDo
I would love to go back some day just as a mature tourist.Do it. You gotta love the seedy feeling you get in Napoli. And if you're a history buff, the National Museum is a must. They've got lots of frecoes from Pompeii and Ercolano. But probably the best thing about Napoli is that it's about an hour and a half drive to Sorrento with Vesuvio smack dab in the middle. Now, you wouldn't want to miss Sorrento since it happens to be the most beautiful place on the planet. Also a trip to Pompeii is good, but visiting Vesuvio himself at the rim of the caldera is much better.
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posted on
09/14/2006 4:55:41 PM PDT
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jaq999
To: GeorgefromGeorgia
Pompeii was great.Did you get a chance to see Ercolano (Herculaneum)?
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posted on
09/14/2006 4:56:40 PM PDT
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jaq999
To: blam
Naples is very crime-ridden now; not a good place to visit. If a volcano has to erupt, it's as good as place as any.
I've been to Pompeii and it's a very interesting place to visit.
To: leilani
The Amalfi Coast road is my favorite place on the planet to drive - Ravello is where I fantasize about ending up for the rest of my life to wake up to this view:I drove up to Sorrento from Paestum this summer. What a great dive. The Misses and I fantasize about ending up in Sorrento.
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posted on
09/14/2006 5:05:52 PM PDT
by
jaq999
To: jaq999
Ohhh. I adore Sorrento. I fantasize about Ravello or (a less touristy)Capri.Or maybe one of Li Galli, one of those little islands off Positano which Rudolph Nureyev owned. But Sorrento's a real town where I do believe I could actually live full-time.
Isn't the coast road crazy? It was white-knuckle city for me the whole way the first time I had to drive it, but after about the sixth or seventh time I was flashing my lights and honking my horn at the newbies just like a native!Doesn't get any prettier, though highway 1 around Big Sur comes close.
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posted on
09/14/2006 5:21:11 PM PDT
by
leilani
(Dimmi, dimmi se mai fu fatta cosa alcuna!)
To: Old Student
And therein lies the answer for longevity. If you live to 150 years old and asked what is the secret for your long life, there is a simple two word answer: NOT DIEING!!!
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posted on
09/14/2006 5:52:13 PM PDT
by
NCC-1701
(RADICAL ISLAM IS A CULT. IT MUST BE ELIMINATED FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH.)
To: jaq999
No, we just didn't have time. We had two weeks in Italy, and hit Rome, Pompeii, Capri, Florence and Venice. I hope to go back on another trip to Italy and visit other places that I have not seen. I particularly want to see more in middle and Southern Italy. Other places in Italy that I really liked were Ravenna and Sienna.
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SunkenCiv
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