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Italian supervolcano "Phlegraean Fields" is showing signs of waking up
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- ajb 2y agoAs a non geologist, what's the significance of the gases starting to come from near-surface fluids rather than deep magma? Naively, I would be more worried about the magma as that's what comes up in an eruption. But they seem to be worried that the gas source has changed to subsurface fluids?
- monkeydreams 2y agoAlso non-geologist, but my understanding is that the gassing is a sign of "frothing", active magma. It's the difference between boiling just water in a saucepan, and boiling water and pasta - the latter will result in the saucepan overflowing. I believe that the switch in out-gassing behaviour suggests that the magma viscosity and gas levels have hit a critical point that means that the field is more likely to erupt.
- rscho 2y agoThis makes me think I'm gonna start increasing non-perishable reserves for my family.
- sebazzz 2y agoI really don’t think it matters. Once society is derailed in a way that all food supply chains are disrupted, unless you like in a house on a forest mountain, you’re not going to survive. It would be full on carnage.
- gmuslera 2y agoThat belongs to the missing row of my "what can possibly go wrong?" bingo.
- rlupi 2y agohttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/27/world/europe/naples-volcano-campi-flegrei-disaster-plan.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/27/world/europe/naples-volca... Half a million people in Naples and surroundings would be directly affected, in addition to the impact on local and global weather patterns, and on the economy.
- throwaway290 2y agoSince 2005. These things take thousands of years...
- taskforcegemini 2y agohow far in are we in those thousands of years?
- throwaway290 2y agoWho knows but the anomaly was detected in 2005 first.