In Naples, Mount Vesuvius is more than just a volcano. Neapolitans like to say that they live “all’ombra” (in the shadow of) the massive crater that stands nearly 4,265 feet high, and can be seen from ...

Using Pliny's date for the Vesuvius eruption, geologists made argon-argon dating accurate to within 13 years for a 2,000-year ...

Along the curve of the Bay of Naples in southern Italy, dense suburbs, industrial zones, and centuries-old towns spread across the lower slopes of a mountain that destroyed two Roman cities in a ...

“Today the volcano is quite calm,” says Paola Petrosino, as smoky wisps of water vapour seep from rocks behind her. “It’s in a phase of dormancy but it’s active.” We’re inside Vesuvius National Park, ...

March 13 (UPI) --A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Naples Italy area at 1:25 a.m. local time Thursday, causing some building and car damage but no reported deaths. The quake was centered at the ...

Filmmakers journey to the fairytale Sannio region in Italy and capture a budding romance. Filmmakers journey to the fairytale ...

On April 18, 2026, Mount Vesuvius stands as a dramatic reminder of nature's power overlooking Naples, drawing adventurers to its crater rim. This active volcano buried ancient cities like Pompeii in ...

In Greek and Roman mythology, the Campi Flegrei volcano is depicted as the entrance to the underworld. Its eruptions thousands of years ago blocked out the sun, turning summer into winter. And now the ...

The Naples Emergency Responders are tasked with protecting thecity from the omnipresent volcanic activity of MountVesuvius.Photographs by Emiliano Mancuso / Grazia Neri If Mount Vesuvius (in the ...