The volcano Eifel is sleeping for more than 11,000 years old.
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A volcano, dormant for over 11,000 years old and close to the belgian border it has signs of awakening ? According to the information of the Geophysical Journal Internationalresearchers have observed evidence of volcanic activity a volcano located in the Eifel region of western Germany, near the border with Belgium and Luxembourg.
The last eruption in the Eifel took place there more than 11,000 years. Geologists have recently observed outgassing of fumes and of mini-earthquakes beneath the lake of Laach, located in a volcanic crater. The Eifel is in the process of climbing of a millimeter per year.
“No region has such a level of vertical rise,” said Corné Kreemer, one of the authors of the study, in Newsweek. On the basis of this observation is somewhat unusual, the researchers suspect that a “plume” of rocks hottest rises to the surface of the earth. Corné Kreemer warns that it is necessary to expect “future activity” in the region. “If something were to happen in an area as densely populated, this could be disastrous “, is concerned the researcher. That indicates that such a “disaster” is not imminent, however.
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