Is Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano about to erupt? The Campi Flegrei volcano hasn't erupted since 1. Scientists have found the first direct evidence of a 'hot- zone' feeding the supervolcano.

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While the experts are unsure what this means in terms of the scale of a future eruption, they say there is 'no doubt' that the volcano is becoming more dangerous. Scroll down for video Scientists have found the first direct evidence of a 'hot- zone' feeding the Campi Flegrei supervolcano. KEY FINDINGS Researchers have pinpointed the location of the hot zone where hot materials rose to feed the caldera in the 1. The research provides a benchmark that may help predict how and where future eruptions could strike. The study suggests that magma was prevented from rising to the surface in the 1. While the implications of this are still not fully understood, the relatively low amount of seismic activity in the area since the 1. Campi Flegrei is a supervolcano near Naples that has been relatively quiet since the 1.

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Researchers from the University of Aberdeen have now pinpointed the location of the zone where hot materials rose to feed the caldera during this period. The research provides a benchmark that may help predict how and where future eruptions could strike.

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Dr Luca De Siena, lead author of the study, said: 'One question that has puzzled scientists is where magma is located beneath the caldera, and our study provides the first evidence of a hot zone under the city of Pozzuoli that extends into the sea at a depth of 4 km (2. While this is the most probable location of a small batch of magma, it could also be the heated fluid- filled top of a wider magma chamber, located even deeper.'The study suggests that magma was prevented from rising to the surface in the 1.

While the implications of this are still not fully understood, the relatively low amount of seismic activity in the area since the 1. Watch Jaws 2 4Shared. Dr De Siena explained: 'During the last 3.

While the Campi Flegrei volcano hasn't erupted since 1. THE 'CRITICAL STAGE' Unrest since the 1. Until now, scientists had thought that the energy needed to stretch the crust was lost after each period of unrest. The episodes of unrest are caused by the movement of magma around three kilometres below the volcano. An eruption becomes more likely when the ground has been stretched to its breaking point.

This is because the molten rock can escape to the surface when the ground splits apart. But it is difficult to pinpoint when an eruption will occur, because even if the ground breaks, it is possible for the magma to stall before reaching the surface.'Whatever produced the activity under Pozzuoli in the 1. Naples which is more densely populated.'This means that the risk from the caldera is no longer just in the centre, but has migrated. Indeed, you can now characterise Campi Flegrei as being like a boiling pot of soup beneath the surface.'What this means in terms of the scale of any future eruption we cannot say, but there is no doubt that the volcano is becoming more dangerous.'The big question we have to answer now is if it is a big layer of magma that is rising to the surface, or something less worrying which could find its way to the surface out at sea.'The study comes just months after experts predicted that Campi Flegrei is reaching a 'critical stage' leading up to an eruption.  Experts from UCL and the Vesuvius Observatory in Naples studied the patterns of unrest since Campi Flegrei's last eruption 5. The unrest since the 1.

CAMPI FLEGREIThe Campi Flegrei crater was formed 3. It was the largest eruption in Europe in the past 2. Campi Flegrei last erupted in 1. Nearby Mount Vesuvius, whose massive eruption just over 2,0.

Roman settlements in the area, including Pompeii, is also classified as an active volcano. The volcano has been restless for 6. Similar unrest occurred over 5.

Using a new model, the researchers investigated whether Campi Flegrei may again be preparing to erupt. They found that the unrest since the 1.

Until now, scientists had thought that the energy needed to stretch the crust was lost after each period of unrest. Dr Christopher Kilburn, who led the study, said: 'By studying how the ground is cracking and moving at Campi Flegrei, we think it may be approaching a critical stage where further unrest will increase the possibility of an eruption, and it's imperative that the authorities are prepared for this. Campi Flegrei covers more than 1. Naples'We don't know when or if this long- term unrest will lead to an eruption, but Campi Flegrei is following a trend we've seen when testing our model on other volcanoes, including Rabaul in Papua New Guinea, El Hierro in the Canary Islands, and Soufriere Hills on Montserrat in the Caribbean.'We are getting closer to forecasting eruptions at volcanoes that have been quiet for generations by using detailed physical models to understand how the preceding unrest develops.'The episodes of unrest are caused by the movement of magma around three kilometres below the volcano. An eruption becomes more likely when the ground has been stretched to its breaking point, because the molten rock can escape to the surface when the ground splits apart.

The researchers predict that an eruption today would affect the 3. Naples' population of nearly one million.

But it is difficult to pinpoint when an eruption will occur, because even if the ground breaks, it is possible for the magma to stall before reaching the surface. Although it hasn't erupted, unrest at the volcano has already caused severe social disturbances in Campi Flegrei. Together, the three episodes of uplift have pushed the port of Pozzuoli more than three metres out of the sea. Dr Stefano Calino, who also worked on the study, said: 'The unrest in 1. Pozzuoli itself.'Campi Flegrei covers more than 1. Naples. An eruption of the Camp Flegrei supervolcano would dwarf the devastation caused by Mount Vesuvius on the otherside of Naples (illustrated)The researchers predict that an eruption today would affect the 3. Naples' population of nearly one million.

Professor Giuseppe De Natale, who also worked on the study, said: 'Most damage in previous crises was caused by the seismic shaking of buildings.'Our findings show that we must be ready for a greater amount of local seismicity during another uplift and that we must adapt our preparations for another emergency, whether or not it leads to an eruption.'HISTORY OF CAMPI FLEGREI The Phlegraean Fields, or Campi Flegrei, volcano system has had a colourful history. The Romans thought an area called Solfatara - where gas is emitted from the ground - was the home of Vulcan, the god of fire. Meanwhile, one of the craters in the system, Lake Avernus, was referred to as the entrance to Hades in ancient mythology.

Additionally, Campi Flegrei has long been a site of geological interest. In Charles Lyell's 1. Principles of Geology, he identified the burrows of marine fossils at the top of the Macellum of Pozzuoli, an ancient Roman market building, concluding that the ground around Naples rises and falls over geological time. Two eruptions have occurred at the site, one in 1. Solfatara and the other in 1. Monte Nuovo cinder cone. But more recently the ground around Naples has shown signs that the supervolcano may be preparing to erupt again. In 1. 96. 9- 7. 2 and 1. Earth's crust in the area around Pozzuoli rose by 1.

This phenomenon is called bradisism - a slow movement of the earth's surface, as opposed to fast movement due to an earthquake.