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large explosions most of them are smaller eruptions with less violent lava flows. Others have warned that if it follows previous massive eruptions, it could spew molten rock and gases high into the atmosphere, produce tsunamis and spread plumes of toxic ash and sulfur far enough to cause a global winter. These are findings written in the journal Communications Earth and Environment on June 9, 2023.
In Pozzuoli, this new cycle of volcanic earthquakes which includes measured uplifts of the ground has concerned officials and residents alike. Between 1982-1984
the caldera, a crater formed by the collapse expanded approximately six feet raising the seafloor reduced Pozzuoli’s harbor and ships could no longer enter. This has continued to occur over the years, but the concern now is that it is happening in shorter time frames. It is happening again in the harbor along with a rise from the earth of over two-thousand- year-old ruins.
In late July of this year a swarm of earthquakes with a 4.0 magnitude quake was widely felt in the area. The activity is being monitored carefully by the Vesuvius Observatory and evacuation plans are in place. These were last updated in October 2023 and call for evacuating half a million people over a 72-hour period of time on
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