It’s hard to imagine how a volcanic eruption could bury an entire city. But that’s exactly what happened in the year 79 AD, when Mount Vesuvius devastated the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.
The volcano erupted with such inexorable (see definition and hear pronunciation below) force that volcanic ash surged uncontrollably down the mountain, killing about 2,000 people.
The village was left abandoned until centuries later, when explorers discovered many remarkably well-preserved buildings and skeletons that appeared frozen in time. Now, about two million tourists visit these ancient ruins each year.
Cool word vocabulary question of the day: Can you think of any natural phenomena that have inexorable features?
Inexorable: Unstoppable, unyielding, not to be changed.
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