1. VOLCANOES
There are a lot of active volcanoes
on land. These volcanoes erupted in
the past and they can erupt again.
Some active volcanoes are always
erupting. Kilauea is an active
volcano. This is the most active
volcano in the world. Hawaii is
growing bigger because of the
eruptions.
There are also dormant volcanoes. These are
dangerous because they can wake up and
erupt. Mount Fuji in Japan is a dormant
volcanoe now. It erupted in 1707.
Some volcanoes are extinct. Extinct
volcanoes are volcanoes we think they
can't erupt again. But it is possible that
they wake up.
Vesuvius is an extinct volcano in Italy. It
is very famous because there was a
terrible eruption in 79 A.D. We know
about this eruption from very old letters.
When Vesuvius erupted there was a lot
of ash. The ash covered all the city of
Pampeii.
In 1595, people discovered the city of
Pompeii because of excavations from
1863 to 1875. We know a lot of things about life in 79 A.D. from these
excavations. Vesuvius erupted about 36 times after 79 A.D. The last time
it erupted was in 1944. Today, about one millon people live in this area.
THE END
By Javier Colodro Foronda.