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Italy Plans For Possible Mass Evacuation As Earthquakes Continue Around A Supervolcano
The Italian government has been preparing for a possible mass evacuation of tens of thousands of residents due to a supervolcano that has caused around 2,500 earthquakes since September.
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Biggest Earthquake In 40 years Shakes Volcanic Fields Near Italy's Naples
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake shook Italy's Campi Flegrei region west of Naples in the early hours Wednesday, in the biggest tremor in the area for 40 years, according to experts.
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A Supervolcano Caused The Largest Eruption In European History. Now It's Stirring Again.
The Italian name for the caldera - Campi Flegrei, or "burning fields"- is apt. The 7.5-mile-wide cauldron is the collapsed top of an ancient volcano, formed when the magma within finally blew.
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Boring 4 km deep into volcano to protect Naples: Scientists
Scientists are planning to bore deep into the heart of an active volcano to try and protect Naples from a devastating eruption.They will be placing sensors inside Campi Flegrei, a volcano in southern Italy, by drilling a 4,000-metre hole into its side in early 2011. They will measure the difference in temperature of the rocks to find out where the ...
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Italy Plans For Possible Mass Evacuation As Earthquakes Continue Around A Supervolcano
The Italian government has been preparing for a possible mass evacuation of tens of thousands of residents due to a supervolcano that has caused around 2,500 earthquakes since September.
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Biggest Earthquake In 40 years Shakes Volcanic Fields Near Italy's Naples
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake shook Italy's Campi Flegrei region west of Naples in the early hours Wednesday, in the biggest tremor in the area for 40 years, according to experts.
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A Supervolcano Caused The Largest Eruption In European History. Now It's Stirring Again.
The Italian name for the caldera - Campi Flegrei, or "burning fields"- is apt. The 7.5-mile-wide cauldron is the collapsed top of an ancient volcano, formed when the magma within finally blew.
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Boring 4 km deep into volcano to protect Naples: Scientists
Scientists are planning to bore deep into the heart of an active volcano to try and protect Naples from a devastating eruption.They will be placing sensors inside Campi Flegrei, a volcano in southern Italy, by drilling a 4,000-metre hole into its side in early 2011. They will measure the difference in temperature of the rocks to find out where the ...
