A volcano that caused mass extinctions in History, has started to erupt again
Volcanoes have been one of the major forms of changes in Earth since formation of planet itself. Volcanoes have caused major changes in atmospheres and even extinction of flora and fauna during the course of history. One such major volcano is situated in Italy and scientists have been worried recently, because the volcanic giant that has been asleep for more than 450 years has shown some worrying signs.
1 The super volcano
Italy’s west coast is home to a 12 km wide cauldron that used to be a super volcano. This super volcano has been silent for years now and is a mega popular tourist site. There are more than 500,000 people leaving around this site. The place is known as Campi Flegrei or the burning fields, which was made by caving in of the mountain after magma inside was spewed out. The whole area has 24,000 craters and other volcanic structures and many of them are submerged under the Mediterranean Sea. There are many fumaroles that are still spewing Sulphuric acid and geysers that spray water and constant earthquakes that rock the nearby area, which is 125 miles to the South of Rome.