Pompeii Research Paper

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Not knowing when a volcano will erupt has the potential to lead to a catastrophe. Such as, back in the year of 79 A.D., Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. 2,000 people were dead in the aftermath. Tons of ash buried Pompeii and it was unrecognizable. Pompeii was not rediscovered until 1748. Many explorers was shocked to find it buried under ash, dust, and debris. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius also destroyed communities: Herculaneum, Stabiae, Torre, and Annunziata. Even though the destruction of Pompeii was immense, ancient artifacts was preserved and led future explorers to come in connection with the history of the past. Pompeii's destruction could have been prevented if sensors was put in, around, or on the outside of Mount Vesuvius to signal when it would erupt. …show more content…
People would have then made preparations for an evacuation to a close by neighbor of Pompeii. Modern Naples could be a place. Some may say using sensors would be a bad idea. The reason is because the sensors may mistake rain or the boiling of magma as an eruption. This would lead to a false alarm. It would have then created panic and terror in many people. The sensors will be created to sense the signs of an eruption starting to prevent this from happening.

Sensors would not have been the only solution of preventing the destruction of Pompeii. A fast evacuation route to another city could have saved lives. Lava usually flows 51 kilometers which is 32 miles. Pompeii is 15 miles from Naples and it would have taken not even an hour to arrive in Naples. Since Mount Vesuvius is between Pompeii and Naples, a ship rout would be made to travel through the Gulf of Naples. This problem can be solved by creating ship docks on the coast of