How long and how much will we have to stay calm? The seismic evolution and the phenomenon of bradyseism in the Campi Flegrei have accelerated in recent weeks.
And this is causing alarm and apprehension among the population who continue to ask for interventions in terms of civil protection and therefore evacuation plans.
“Currently the probability of a volcanic eruption is relatively low, precisely because there is no evidence of magma rising towards the surface.”
“However, the volcano has its own unstoppable natural evolution and, sooner or later, it will erupt again.”
The Director of the Vesuvius Observatory of the INGV takes stock of the recent events in the Caldera Flegrea, the volcanic area located northwest of the city of Naples Mauro Di Vito, the Director of the INGV Volcanoes Department Frances White and the President of INGV Carlo Doglioni on the institutional website.
The INGV-OV, therefore, ensures maximum commitment in the collection, study and interpretation of data and “any variation is and will always be discussed and communicated promptly to the Civil Protection bodies at its various levels”.
The crustal volume raised at the moment, explains the INGV, is equal to dimensions much smaller than one km3, “constraining the size of the fluids in the lift supply area.”
“Seismic and geochemical data, ground deformations, surface and borehole thermal variations, and gravimetric variations do not currently provide any indication that magma is rising toward the surface.”
Article published on 10 September 2023 - 14:05
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