Volcanic Eruption: Case Studies of Italy Country

Abstract

It is a well-known fact that among all the major natural disasters, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions have a special place because they originate inside the earth. While an earthquake can occur anywhere although there are preferred areas of high seismicity, volcanic eruptions take place through the existing vents in the earth’s crust. These vents or volcanoes are known locations although new vents or volcanoes can also take birth by volcanic activity. The mainland of our country has no history of such hazards. There are two minor volcanoes in the Andaman Islands and one of these has been silent for long. Fortunately, India is not much affected. However, other countries like Ethiopia, Italy, Canada, Japan, Mexico, USA, Colombia, Iceland, New Zealand, Indonesia, Philippines, and USSR are among those facing volcanic activity, quite serious at times. It can be stated without fear of contradiction that Italy is the country with a long history of volcanic eruptions, some of which have been notoriously disastrous. Therefore, in this research paper discuss a few case studies with special reference to the famous volcanoes of Italy, like Mount Etna, Mount Vesuvius, Stromboli and Vulcano.