Quakes Near Europe's Biggest 'Supervolcano' in Italy Are Prompting Evacuation Plans

[Celerity]

The supervolcano is reportedly inching towards a possible eruption.

https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/campi-flegrei-italy-volcano-evacuation-planning-earthquakes



Since it's better to be safe than sorry—especially when the historical track record is not so great—Italy is officially making evacuation plans for the possible future eruption of the Campi Flegrei supervolcano, which is located roughly 12 miles outside of Naples. That the volcano is inching towards a possible eruption (the first one since 1538) isn't a new development. The volcano, the crust of which is reportedly weakening, has been experiencing small earthquakes for a while now, and as Thrillist previously reported, in April alone it counted more than 600 quakes. In the last month, the number of earthquakes spiked to 1,100.

While scientists claim that the eruption is "not at all guaranteed" and while this isn't the first time the volcano has teased a potential outburst, the Italian government announced this week it is choosing to be careful and make evacuation plans. Just in case, lest the Pompeii disaster be repeated! According to officials, the mass evacuation would affect tens of thousands of people living around the volcanic area, Euronews reports. If you include all the nearby towns, the combined population that would be impacted surpasses half a million.

The plan also calls for new precautionary measures, including checking the strength of buildings after all the aforementioned small earthquakes. Per the Italian government, such measures would be discussed at a cabinet meeting. Additionally, Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci said that further resources are expected to be directed towards the local civil protection (so that it can better assist in case of an emergency) and to fund an awareness campaign.

However, there's no need to stress for now. On top of the eruption not being certain at all, people living in the area shouldn't worry about being evacuated anytime soon. According to Musumeci, evacuations would only happen in the event of "extreme necessity." If an eruption did happen, people would be immediately evacuated outside of the area via either private or public transport within three days.

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[Calculating]

1. Starting to feel like we're nearing the end times or something

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[AntivaxHunters]

2. No kidding....

[roamer65]

7. No biggie.

https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/

Mother Nature will start reducing the number soon, one way or another.

Climate crisis will be the biggest.

[Elessar Zappa]

8. There's been a lot of volcanos bursting in our long history.

Nothing new.

[TheBlackAdder]

3. This Nature article has a lot of information and images of it.

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https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00842-1?CJEVENT=3cb99342105b11ee82b3bd1c0a82b820#Abs1

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[Celerity]

4. thanks for posting this

[TheBlackAdder]

5. All Night Napoli - A fun video I watch from time to time. Locasl celebs dancing in various locations

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[Celerity]

6. Coordinates for the various scenes will show how they changed over time. They are all viewable using

Google Maps Street View. (Listed in order of appearance.)

Piazza del Plebiscito (Guy in plaza) 40.835861485837185, 14.248580017040746
Castel Nuovo (Girl w/red skirt, front of castle) 40.83852401972053, 14.252187857449375
Via Partenope (Girls in street) 40.82991433369555, 14.248033546883788
Viale della Costituzione (Vans hat guy) 40.857055934628804, 14.282746445006074
Via Toledo (Girl by Alcott store) 40.83976116014156, 14.248466560596048
Via S. Gregorio Armeno (Guy by Di Virglio store) 40.84996268845148, 14.257875624438544
Posillipo Panoramica (Girl on overlook) 40.828261780119554, 14.218221864694705
Galleria Umberto I (By Sephora - Glass rooftop) 40.83853981762749, 14.249507120962368
Pier (Approx. location) 40.825872002860045, 14.223815330878727
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Sports stadium - 1st location) 40.82518518015137, 14.192169970765248
Castel dell'Ovo (Girl on walkway) 40.82943006584371, 14.247799244740976
Castel Nuovo (Girl w/red skirt, dance location) 40.83829689797484, 14.252086216369188
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Sports stadium - 2nd location) 40.824760933524374, 14.191868796372995

[TheBlackAdder]

10. That's cool, thanks.

[MrWowWow]

9. The Coast is Toast

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[moonshinegnomie]

12. i love that movie

so scientifically bad its good

[Maru Kitteh]

13. Is that the one where Grandma's legs melt?

I vaguely remember a truly awful volcano movie (are there any good ones?) I saw years and years ago. I don't remember why, but for some reason the whole family would perish unless Grandma walked into the lava. Everybody else lived I think. Whole family. Even the dog, but not Grandma. Come to think of it I may recall an unfortunate boyfriend meets his end but who knows, lol. I could be way off given the fact it's been a minute and I didn't intentionally commit any of it to memory.

[LudwigPastorius]

11. If it erupts like it did 40,000 years ago, there won't be much of Southern Italy left to evacuate.

Some researchers think that this thing was instrumental in killing off the Neanderthals.