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=Pompeii and the Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius: Articles=

The following articles are available through the **MAS Ultra - School Edition** database on NC LIVE if they are not at the Wake Forest Branch Library.



Butterworth, Alex "Not the Eternal City." //History Today// November 2005: page 2. This article compares the destruction of Pompeii to Hurricane Katrina.

Hall, Stephen S. "VESUVIUS Asleep For Now." //National Geographic// September 2007: page 114. This article discusses an excavation that found remains from an eruption before the famous one of 79 AD and the possibility of eruptions in the future.

O'Neill, Tom "Living With a Volcano." //National Geographic Explorer// January 2008: page 8. This article discusses the science of what happened on August 24, 79 AD.

Rattini, Kristin Baird "THE LOST CITY OF POMPEII." //National Geographic Kids// February 2009: page 30.

"Rush Hour in Pompeii." //Archaeology// November/December 2009: page 18. This unusual article features an interview with an archaeologist who studies ancient traffic patterns.

Scaillet, B., M. Pichavant, and R. Cioni "Upward migration of Vesuvius magma chamber over the past 20,000 years." //Nature// 9/11/2009: page 216. This article discusses how scientists are working to forecast future eruptions of Mt. Vesuvius.