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How did the water level rise that much since it was built?
by BobbyTables2 2y ago
How did the water level rise that much since it was built?
- ceejayoz 2y agoSea level changes and seismic activities, usually. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/05/italy-supervolcano-campi-flegrei-naples-earthquakes-evacuation-plans https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/05/italy-supervol... > Experts say the increased seismic activity is probably linked to a phenomenon known as bradyseism, when the earth rises or falls, depending on the cycle, caused by the filling or emptying of underground magma chambers.
- arminiusreturns 2y agoVolcanic and seismic activity.
- pm215 2y agoIt's more that the land has subsided, rather than the sea level rising. The article mentions that this is due to volcanic activity, and I had a bit of a dig and found: https://rischi.protezionecivile.gov.it/en/volcanic/volcanoes-italy/phlegraen-fields/ https://rischi.protezionecivile.gov.it/en/volcanic/volcanoes... -- the area, including a lot of the Gulf of Pozzuoli, is part of a volcanic caldera which is still sufficiently active that the ground level gradually sinks and occasionally rises as the magma chamber underneath empties or fills. The area is the main cited example in the wikipedia article for the phenomenon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradyseism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradyseism .