Campi Flegrei Danger, The Sleeping Supervolcano In Italy Is Waking Up
Phlegraean Fields ( Campi Flegrei) Anabrupt tremor announces to the entire Mediterranean basin that the giant is preparing to erupt. Thuds and bangs from within the Earth resonate along the coastal Campania, first agitating the wildlife and then the local inhabitants. After a few days, a white, cauliflowershaped cloud bursts from the Phlegraean Fields, eventually reaching over 50 kilometers in height, with an impressive spread. From Naples, terrifying flashes and lightning can be seen within the black plumes that envelop the massive white cumuliform cloud. The caldera began to show increased activity in the 1960s after a relative calm that lasted for centuries. Largescale evacuations of Pozzuoli already took place in 1983 when a series of earthquakes and a ground uplift of 3 meters (10 feet) suggested that an eruption might be But then nothing happened. But in reality, what are we describing The Phlegraean Fields are actually an ancient volcano, with particular morphological
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