Mt. Vesuvius

"The ground south of Mt. Vesuvius has been shaken by tremors 52 times during the last 24 hours, Italy's leading volcanologist explains. Three hundred tons of sulfur dioxide have spewed out of the crater. Other ominous signs of an impending catastrophe are mounting: The coast guard has sighted gaseous bubbles in the sea, and dead fish are floating on the waves.

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The water in the boroughs of Ercolano and Torre del Greco tastes sourer and sourer. And, as if that weren't enough, GPS stations have observed that the ground in the region is rising -- by no less than 20 centimetres (8 inches) in a single day."

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The quote above is from the news today. This picture is one I took of Mt. Vesuvius looking over the ancient city of Pompei. It looks like two hills, but that is an illusion. The area in the middle that looks like a valley is really the part of the mountain that was blown away and is no longer there! Kind of like Mt. St. Helens.

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LINK: http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,445941,00.html
http://www.pompeiisites.org/database/pompei/pompei2.nsf?OpenDatabase
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