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The Next Pompeii?

In AD 79, Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii and killed 5,000 people. The volcano is quiet at the moment, but the only consistency in Vesuvius' eruptive history is a lack of consistency. The danger zone that surrounds the volcano includes the city of Naples and its one million residents; another two million people reside nearby. Scientists know that when Vesuvius erupts again they won't have much warning and another major metropolis will be destroyed.

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  • Originally Aired November 28, 2007
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network History
  • Notes Is a season finale
  • Created January 29, 2011 by
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  • Modified December 13, 2021 by
    francoiss