Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Supervolcano in Italy is "becoming more dangerous" as magma builds beneath the surface

Like the super volcano in Yellowstone National Park, experts have been fearing the eruption of the Campi Flegrei volcano near the Bay of Naples, in Italy. The eight-mile-wide circular formation, known as a caldera, last erupted in 1538. As the result of a new study published in Scientific Reports, experts now fear it could erupt very soon. Reportedly, the area has been “restless” since minor eruptions began in the 1950’s. Researchers with the University of Aberdeen, the INGV Osservatorio...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building http://inhabitat.com/supervolcano-in-italy-is-becoming-more-dangerous-as-magma-builds-beneath-the-surface
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