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IF YOU GO; Doom still hangs heavily in Pompeii's air.(TRAVEL)
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Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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January 11, 2004| Author:
Welsch, Chris
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Byline: Chris Welsch; Staff Writer
It's been nearly 2,000 years since Vesuvius buried Pompeii under 18 feet of ash and pumice, but the volcano itself is not ancient history; it's active and could well produce a Pompeii for the present moment.
The last major blast of the volcano happened in 1944, but geologists believe it has the potential to create another deadly eruption, and this time it would affect one of the most densely populated areas in Europe. Close ...