Naples is a wonderful city, full of life and culture, built on the slopes of the Vesuvius volcano, protagonist of one of the most famous eruptions in history, that of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79, completely burying the two cities of the Roman Empire.
Today, almost six million people live in and around the city of Naples. It is surprising to see a satellite image of Naples because we appreciate the magnitude of the volcano and the proximity of the population.
However, the situation in Naples is complicated by the presence of another large volcano, Campi Flegrei, located just opposite Vesuvius, which occupies the northwest of the city. A volcanic eruption in the Naples region would not only affect the millions of Italian inhabitants, but also Europe, with exponential consequences in the economic and human spheres.
The Campi Flegrei is a supervolcano, i.e. a type of volcano that has a magma chamber a thousand times larger than that of a conventional volcano and therefore has the largest and most voluminous eruptions on earth.
The volcano’s caldera was formed 39,000 years ago and is considered in geology to be one of the largest eruptions in history, and has even been linked to being the cause of the extinction of Homo Neanderthal. Theories aside, the Campi Flegrei has 24 craters, and its action could be compared to a meteorite falling to earth, i.e. enormous destruction.
While we have not seen activity from the Campi Flegrei since 1969, we must be aware of its presence and its risks.
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