[Rockhounds] An Italian volcano’s massive eruptions fit a pattern — and the cycle may have restarted

[destravlr]

And I remember what happened to the Italian earthquake scientists who
were blamed for the damage of an earthquake the politicians accused them
of not calling correctly.

On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 8:30 PM Kreigh Tomaszewski <kreigh at gmail.com> wrote:

> New research indicates that a volcano near Naples, Italy might be in the
> early stages of gearing up for an eruption large enough to change the
> area’s landscape.
>
> The study, published today
> <http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/11/eaat9401> in *Science
> Advances,* may be of particular interest to the 1.5 million people living
> within the bounds of the volcanic complex. Fortunately for them, there’s no
> indication that this massive event will happen any time soon. Volcanic
> eruptions like this can take thousands of years to develop, and there’s no
> way for volcanologists to tell when, or even *if, *this particular type of
> eruption will occur. Still, it’s a fascinating and rare look at the innards
> of one of the most dramatic phenomena on Earth.
>
> In the study*, *researchers found that molten rock (magma) under the Campi
> Flegrei volcano could be slowly building up toward a massive eruption, one
> big enough to carve out a huge depression on the landscape called a
> caldera.
>
>
> https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/14/18095657/campi-flegrei-naples-italy-volcano-eruption-pattern-crater-lava-cycle
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