An Italian expert warns of a potential supervolcano eruption in Naples. Are we prepared for such a disaster?

The Naples region in Italy is frequently affected by earthquakes. Beneath the land and sea lies a massive supervolcano covering an area of 200 square kilometres. Giuseppe Mastrolorenzo, a volcanologist from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), warns that the volcano could erupt at any moment, without warning.

Campi Flegrei, known as the Phlegraean Fields, differs from other well- studied volcanoes such as Etna. "It can surprise us, even when there's calm, without bradyseismic activity or deformation. We don’t know the scale or the exact location where the source of the eruption will open," emphasizes Mastrolorenzo, quoted by "Bild".

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Another 1816 year without a summer is very possible in 2025-26.