Supervolcanoes are Rumbling: Mount Stromboli might erupt gasses and then Magma; Mount Versuvious is active too

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Dec 25, 2016 10:25 PM EST

Something is waking up and it is critical. No, it is not an Alien Invading the Earth or Artificial Intelligence Uprising, but a more natural calamity. Italy is home to some exotic car brands and of course a huge rumbling supervolcano that has a massive power to struck 500,000 people living in Italy.

A team of researchers at the Italian National Institute of Geophysics in Rome have compiled physical measurements taken computer modeling which has revealed that the Magma which is the outburst of extremely hot molten lava could enter the Critical Degassing Pressure (CDP). The supervolcano in talks is Mount Stromboli, Campi Flegrei at the metropolitan area of Naples. A detailed analysis published by National Geographic explains that in near future, a sudden outburst of hot gasses might be possible which could further aggravate the massive eruption of magma. The timeline is difficult to predict at this stage and hence, no precise or at least estimated time is available.

Campi Flegrei is an Italian phrase for "burning fields". The last eruption at Mount Stromboli struck in 1538. The eruption took eight days to subside and eventually the Mountain Monte Nuovo was created.The Guardian quoted that French and Italian scientists have teamed up to find the threshold and they found an eruption of gasses at 10 times increased rate.

Since 2005, citing the uprising of the rumbling volcano, the Italian government has raised the alert level from green to yellow in order to alert citizens. It is not just the Mount Stromboli that is showing signs of an active volcano, Sierra Negra in the Galápagos, and Rabaul in Papua New Guinea are active volcanoes too. The history reveals that Campi Flegrei caldera was formed in an explosion over 39,000 years ago and the result is 24 craters and volcanoes.

The Guardian also reported Mount Vesuvius, which was responsible for burying Pompeii in a massive eruption in AD79, it is also an active volcano with increased activities beneath the mountain. Another volcano is situated in the Sesia Valley, Italian Alps, has showcased signs of being an active volcano and last erupted 280 million years ago.

A geologist at the Southern Methodist University in Texas, James Quick said, "There will be another supervolcano explosion" after the one is Sesia Valley was found.

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