Re-Release: Lost in Time - The burying of Pompeii from the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
Re-Release: Lost in Time - The burying of Pompeii from the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius

Re-Release: Lost in Time - The burying of Pompeii from the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius

September 15, 2025 12:00pm
47:14
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Let's go back to our Volcano Series for Natural Disaster Week! Today, we'll tell the story of how Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. We'll cover what type of volcano, the warnings of doom, the cities themselves, how Nero sent help, how they were discovered centuries later, and how climbing Mt. Vesuvius is hella boring.This was part 2 in our 7 part series that you can find anywhere you listen!🌋 VolcanoesEp 38: Volcanoes Pt 1 - Mt. Toba's Echo: Journey into Earth's Cataclysmic PastA prehistoric eruption so massive it may have nearly wiped out humanity.Ep 42: Volcanoes Pt 2 - Time Capsule of Tragedy: Exploring Pompeii's Frozen HistoryMount Vesuvius destroys—and preserves—an entire Roman city in one day.Ep 46: Volcanoes Pt 3 - The Silent Summer: Tambora's Echo in TimeAn eruption in 1815 caused global famine and the “year without a summer.”Ep 51: Volcanoes Pt 4 - Krakatoa: Exploring the Tectonic Plates Beneath the Cataclysmic EruptionOne of the loudest sounds in history, an eruption that reshaped the map—and the climate.Ep 59: Volcanoes Pt 5 - Mud, Fire, and Ash: The Mt. PelĂ©e EruptionIn 1902, a pyroclastic flow annihilated the city of Saint-Pierre in seconds.Ep 66 - Volcanoes Part 6 - George Vancouver, this is it!: The Eruption of Mt. St. HelensWhen the mountain blew in 1980, it was one of the most iconic eruptions of the 20th century.Ep 71 - Volcanoes Part 7 - The End of the World - Yellowstone & Mass ExtinctionsThe mother of all volcanoes—and how super-eruptions may have ended worlds before. Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life! patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPodWe would love to hear from you! Please follow along! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doomedtofailpod/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doomedtofailpod  Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@doomedtofailpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@doomed.to.fail.pod Email: doomedtofailpod@gmail.com 

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Duration:47:14
Published:September 15, 2025 12:00pm
File Size:43.3 MB
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Let's go back to our Volcano Series for Natural Disaster Week! Today, we'll tell the story of how Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. We'll cover what type of volcano, the warnings of doom, the cities themselves, how Nero sent help, how they were discovered centuries later, and how climbing Mt. Vesuvius is hella boring.This was part 2 in our 7 part series that you can find anywhere you listen!🌋 VolcanoesEp 38: Volcanoes Pt 1 - Mt. Toba's Echo: Journey into Ea...

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