![]() The result? In addition to many possible casualties in the volcano's radius, the planet would experience a worldwide global winter that would last years, which would not only kill crops but also cause mass extinctions of some species, reports.īefore you get goosebumps, let's look at the good news. The predictions based on the volcano's last eruption see molten rocks and gasses shot up into the stratosphere, 100-feet-high tsunamis, and a thick plume of sulfur and toxic ash covering the earth. While an imminent eruption is (luckily!) not at all guaranteed, if the volcano was to match the intensity of its last eruption centuries ago, the whole world would immediately experience the dreadful consequences. We're talking about the Naples area, and more specifically, the city of Pozzuoli and its Campi Flegrei volcano, located roughly a half-hour drive away from Naples.Īccording to a new study at University College London published in Nature, the Campi Flegrei volcano, which has long been in a slumber state, has recently been found to have a weakening crust, which means that its eruption is more likely. The zone is already a very famous one for its volcanic activity (hint, hint: remember Pompeii and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD?). That eruption triggered a six-day air travel ban, which stranded tens of thousands of airline passengers and caused considerable economic damage around the globe.Europe's largest "supervolcano" might be inching closer to its breaking point, prompting experts to warn that an eruption for the first time since 1538 could be coming sooner than later. ![]() Sunday's disruptions in the Icelandic capital, Reykjavik, and of some transatlantic flight paths took place during a mobile low-pressure zone in the north Atlantic whose movement is hard to predict, experts said.ĭuring the crisis last year, however, the spread of ash from Eyjafjallajokull was aided by a stable high-pressure zone causing the ash cloud to wreak havoc across Europe. ![]() Volcanologists said the plume's content was heavier than that of the 2010 Eyjafjallajokull eruption, meaning it was less likely to spread. European aviation experts and volcanologists, however, have predicted little chance of similar widespread airspace closures. The Grimsvotn eruption has stoked memories of a flare-up last year at the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which caused travel chaos around the globe. US President Barack Obama, on a four-nation tour of Europe, was forced to cut short his visit to Ireland on Monday out of concern that the ash cloud could disrupt air traffic, a White House official said, leading to his arrival in Britain a day ahead of schedule. Obama was forced to leave Ireland ahead of schedule Image: AP The eruption - the Grimsvotn volcano's most powerful in over a century - has spewed ash particles across Iceland and forced the closure of the country's airspace on Sunday. Danish aviation officials also reported delays and cancellations at Copenhagen airport. ![]() Regional Scottish airline Loganair said it had already cancelled 36 flights, whilst British Airways, Dutch carrier KLM, Irish airline Aer Lingus and budget airline Easyjet also suspended flights late Monday bound for northern Britain.Īuthorities in Norway said the ash cloud had reached Norwegian airspace, causing disruptions at its western Stavanger airport. "The low-level winds are … blowing strongly towards the UK," said Peitur Arason of the Icelandic Meteorological Office, as British air traffic operator NATS said volcanic ash was expected to reach Scottish airspace by early Tuesday. Eruptions continued at the Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland on Tuesday as a plume of smoke headed toward Britain, causing flight disruptions and stoking fears of a repeat of an eruption last year at another Icelandic volcano. ![]()
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