which are the cities that are living near enough to be affected by an eruption?
Avellino, Salerno and Naples are some of them.
Mount Vesuvius
Because of prevailing winds, towns and cities to the south and east of the volcano are most at risk from this, and it is assumed that tephra accumulation exceeding —at which point people are at risk from collapsing roofs—may extend out as far as Avellino to the east or Salerno to the south-east. Towards Naples, to the north west, this tephra fall hazard is assumed to extend barely past the slopes of the volcano.
how many times has mount vesuvius erupted since 79 ad It has erupted many times since, and is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years. where is it located? It located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy. when did it first erupt? AD 79
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Mount Vesuvius [SEP] Future
Towards Naples, to the north west, this tephra fall hazard is assumed to extend barely past the slopes of the volcano. The specific areas actually affected by the ash cloud depend upon the particular circumstances surrounding the eruption. The plan assumes between 2 weeks' and 20 days' notice of an eruption and foresees the emergency evacuation of 600,000 people, almost entirely comprising all those living in the "zona rossa" ("red zone"), i.e. at greatest risk from pyroclastic flows. The evacuation, by train, ferry, car, and bus, is planned to take about seven days, and the evacuees would mostly be sent to other parts of the country rather than to safe areas in the local Campania region, and may have to stay away for several months.