Eesh.

[blueingenue]

Pyroclastic flow = when a volcano sends a 450 mph, 1800°F ground-hugging blanket of hot gasses (and stuff) down the mountain. Lobster, anyone everyone?

I knew a volcano could choke, bury, or burn you with ash, landslides and lava. This explanation is new to me.

1902 Mount Pelée, Martinique eruption

Compère-Léandre (a survivor from near the

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[deza]

That's what's theorized to have killed the residents of Pompeii and Herculaneum, before they were buried by the ashfall.

[blueingenue]

Yes. Not all volcanic eruptions have them, but they are common. Today's Wiki meander started with me wanting to know more about Pompeii.