Campi Flegrei Supervolcano Update; Eventual Evacuations Likely

YouTube ^ | February 11, 2022 | GeologyHub

[SunkenCiv]

In Italy, the supervolcano known as Campi Flegrei to the west of Naples is at a yellow alert level as it is undergoing heightened levels of unrest. Hundreds of earthquakes are occurring every month, but more importantly a dangerous threshold is about to be reached. If ground uplift continues at its present rate, it will surpass the level reached in 1984 which led to the evacuation of 40,000 residents. This video will describe what is occurring at this volcano and why an evacuation might be needed later in the year.

0:00 Campi Flegrei Unrest
0:25 Signs of Unrest
1:10 A Dangerous Threshold
1:25 Previous Instances of Uplift
2:42 Where an Eruption Might Occur
3:58 Conclusion

Campi Flegrei Supervolcano Update; Eventual Evacuations Likely | February 11, 2022 | GeologyHub

[SunkenCiv]

My only complaint is, this guy's voice sucks. Reads each sentence with exactly the same inflection.

[Rurudyne]

“Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?”

[Afterguard]

Is it a bot?

[SunkenCiv]

• Mysterious volcanic ash layer from 29,000 years ago traced to volcano in Naples [04/29/2019]
• Painted tomb discovered in Cumae (Italy): A banquet frozen in time [09/30/2018]
• Family of three die after falling into boiling mud as sink hole opens up in volcanic area in Italy [09/12/2017]
• Can Volcanic Gas Levels Predict an Eruption? [06/19/2017]
• Europe’s Most Dangerous Supervolcano Is Waking Up; 500,000 Lives At Risk [01/10/2017]
• Massive Volcano Near Naples Begins Rumbling [12/23/2016]
• A supervolcano caused the largest eruption in European history. Now it’s stirring again. [12/22/2016]
• The Supervolcano That Caused One Of The Biggest Eruptions In History Has Started To Stir [12/22/2016]
• Naples astride a rumbling mega-volcano [12/21/2016]
• Volcanic eruption near Naples may have killed Neanderthals [02/16/2014]
• Dating the Uluzzian [02/15/2014]
• Italian 'Super Volcano' May Threaten Millions: Scientists plan to drill deep below Romans'... [08/06/2012]
• Volcanoes Killed Off Neanderthals, Study Suggests [09/24/2010]
• Ground Rises Near Ancient Italian Volcano [02/25/2007]

[laweeks]

TRUMP’S FAULT . . .

[SunkenCiv]

No, that’s the sad part.

[BenLurkin]

Gads, what a mess that would be.

[Allegra]

I lived in Pozzuoli for three years as a “tween” Navy brat.

So glad we didn’t know about this then.

I’ve read articles and seen documentaries as an adult. I still want to go back for another visit.

[SunkenCiv]

Campi Flegrei seems like a good place for a prison camp for jihadists.

[SunkenCiv]

More about Allegra’s childhood residence:

https://www.italyheritage.com/regions/campania/napoli/pozzuoli.htm

https://www.yumsome.com/pozzuoli-the-dodgy-end-of-italy/

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Pozzuoli_NASA_ISS004-E-5376_added_names.jpg

[SunkenCiv]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Vesuvius_SRTM3.png

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Capri_and_Ischia_map.png

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Harbour_of_Mergellina_-_gulf_of_Naples.jpg

and for an FR topic idea:

The Story Behind Italy’s Cursed Gaiola Island
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/italy/articles/the-story-behind-italys-cursed-gaiola-island/
https://img.theculturetrip.com/1440x/smart/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/14072031418_1cec912c26_k.jpg

http://www.grandvoyageitaly.com/travel/off-the-tourist-path-gaiola-underwater-park
http://www.grandvoyageitaly.com/uploads/3/7/2/7/37277491/gaiola-island-2_orig.jpg
http://www.grandvoyageitaly.com/uploads/3/7/2/7/37277491/kayakers_orig.jpg
http://www.grandvoyageitaly.com/uploads/3/7/2/7/37277491/gaiola-5_orig.jpg

[Allegra]

Campi Flegrei seems like a good place for a prison camp for jihadists.

It’s very beautiful there, though. And the weather is mostly spectacular.

And the phenomenal hole-in-the-wall pizzeria on Via Miliscola was still there when I last visited in 2004.

[EVO X]

I lived in Pozzuoli for three years as a “tween” Navy brat.

________________________

Fascinating. I was stationed in the area and returned to the area via shore leave back in the day.

I was a ground pounder at Naples when this happened.

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1980/11/23/The-strongest-earthquake-in-70-years-struck-southern-Italy/2201343803600/

[logi_cal869]

I didn’t know that this area had active fumaroles and other Yellowstone features.

Nice drone vid from 5 years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG4k-rWGeyw&t=99s

[logi_cal869]

The voice is CG/AI text to speech. It’s amazing how fast CG voices are progressing beyond the historical robotic type speech. The inflection derived from the current algorithms drives me nuts, too. But it’s the ‘tell’.

https://ttsfree.com/text-to-speech

[Allegra]

I remember seeing news footage of that. It happened a few years after we got back to the States. It looked pretty awful. Was your immediate area OK? We only experienced a couple of mild earthquakes when we were there.

Were you at AFSOUTH or the NSA base?

We all loved our time there. We lived in Arco Felice (Parco Caruso.)

[Steven Scharf]

Another video from the same guy on a Mount Etna eruption yesterday.

Mount Etna Volcano Eruption Update; 1 Kilometer High Lava Fountains, Pyroclastic Flows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbmljtBkKTE

I think it is a generated voice.

The website owner is very secretive about who they are except for this description.

This channel is run by a professional geologist and informal gemologist/volcanologist who graduated from Arizona State University.

Further sleuthing has found their blog page about screen:

I’m a third-year university student currently studying geology and I started this blog to share my passion for my subject and to hopefully inspire others to learn more about our planetary home. I post every Wednesday so feel free to follow to be notified of new content.

Aside from all the bad puns and memes geology really does rock (sorry) and I hope this blog will show others why geology isn’t “just rocks” and how it can be a fascinating and inspiring subject.

-Jennifer

Finally found who it is (matches his email address).

Tim Catron
Owner, Geologist, Marketer

Chief prospector, Mineral Specimens, Social Media. Timothy is a geologist with a B. S. in Earth and Space Exploration from Arizona State University. He has several mineral claims including the Blue Dragon Mine where we source our chrysocolla.

[EVO X]

I miss typed. This happened shortly after I left or wasn’t noticeable enough of problem while I was there. If my memory serves me correctly, the 80 earthquake damaged a bunch of building in downtown Naples, but didn’t damage anything around Pozzuoli. I lived a bit farther up the coast near the ancient Greek historical site of Cumae. I sneaked into the closed off underground areas with my roommates a couple of times. This was history channel ancient alien type stuff.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks!

https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4037969/posts

[mewzilla]

Updates from this month, first from the geek squad..

Potential for rupture before eruption at Campi Flegrei caldera, Southern Italy

Now the UK tabs...

Italian supervolcano on 'verge of eruption' — potential disaster zone MAPPED

Europe supervolcano on brink of first eruption since 1538 sparking global winter fear Although Campi Flegrei last erupted almost 500 years ago, a spate of recent earthquakes has left scientists concerned another catastrophe could be imminent