Mount Vesuvius decimated Pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago and has had dozens more eruptions since. Even though its most recent was way back in 1944, it’s still considered geologically active. This begs the question: when will it erupt again?
By studying garnets found at volcanic deposits from eruptions dating back 10,000 years, predictions can be made about the fate of the magma currently residing 6-8km beneath the deadly volcano.
Source material:
Jörn-Frederik Wotzlaw et al, Garnet petrochronology reveals the lifetime and dynamics of phonolitic magma chambers at Somma-Vesuvius, January 2022
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