Volcano monitoring. Computer screen at a volcano observatory, showing measurements made to detect volcanic activity. This is the Osservatorio Vesuvian

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Volcano monitoring. Computer screen at a volcano observatory, showing measurements made to detect volcanic activity. This is the Osservatorio Vesuviano, Naples, Italy. It monitors the area around Naples. This includes the active volcano Vesuvius, which erupted in 79 AD and destroyed the ancient towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The last eruption was in 1944.

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