Santorini volcano probed for clues about next big explosion

It floats on the top of the severe slopes in Santorini is a world -famous tourist industry worth millions. Under it the danger of the able explosion.

He created a huge old Greek island, leaving a vast horse and a horse -shaped edge.

Now scientists are achieving for the first time the next major.

BBC News spent on the British royal research ship while searching for evidence.

Just weeks ago, nearly half of the Santorini 11,000 population had fled for safety when the island was closed in a series of earthquakes.

It was a harsh reminder that in the shadow of the ideal white villages scattered with gyrus restaurants, hot basins in Airbnb rents, chrome farms on rich volcanic soil, and tectonian tectonian bean in the Earth’s crust.

Professor Isobel Yiu, an expert in volcanoes, leads the intense submarine at the National Ocean Science Center in Britain, the task. About two thirds of volcanoes in the world underwater, but they are barely monitored.

“It is somewhat similar to” she says, “it is somewhat similar to view, away from the mind” in terms of understanding their danger, compared to more popular fames like Vesuvius “, while we see engineers who are increasing on a car robot on the side of the ship.

This work, which will come shortly after earthquakes, will help scientists understand the type of seismic disorders that can indicate that the volcanic eruption is imminent.

Isbil says that the last eruption in Santorini was in 1950, but recently there was a “period of turmoil.” The magma poured into volcanoes and carrots “inflation”.

“The underwater volcanoes are really capable of large and destructive bangs,” she says.

“We have been threatened with a feeling of wrong safety if you are accustomed to the small bangs and the volcano who behaves safely. You assume the next will be the same – but it may not,” she says.

In 2022 in the Pacific Ocean, the Tonga eruption produced the largest underwater explosion ever recorded, creating a tsunami in the Atlantic Ocean with a shock in the UK. Some of the islands in Tonga, near the volcano, were so destroyed that its people have never been.

Under our feet on the ship, 300 meters (984 feet) down, it gives up hot holes. These cracks on the ground turned the sea floor into a bright orange world of prominent rocks and gas clouds.

“We know more about the surface of some planets more than there,” said Isopel.

The robot descends to the sea floor to collect fluids and gases and cut rocks.

This ventilation is the heat, which means that hot water flows from cracks, and is often formed near volcanoes.

They are why Isobel and 22 worlds from all over the world are on this ship for a month.

Until now, no one has been able to work if the volcano became somewhat explosive when the sea water mixes these openings with magma.

“We are trying to appoint the aquaculture system,” ISOBEL explains. Not like making a map on the ground. “We have to look inside the earth,” she says.

The discovery in Caldera from Santorini and sailing to Kolombo, the other main volcano in this region, is achieved about 7 km (4.3 miles) northeast of the island.

The volcano is not expected to explode dramatically, but it is not limited to time.

Professor Paraskivivi Namiko, a member of the government emergency group that met daily during the earthquake crisis, explains Professor Paraskivi Namiko, a member of the government emergency group that met daily during the earthquake crisis, explains Professor Paraskivi Namiko, a member of the government emergency group that met daily during the earthquake crisis, explains Professor Paraskivi Namiko, A member of the government emergency group that met daily during the earthquake crisis, explains Professor Paraskivi Namiko, a member of the government emergency group that met daily during the earthquake crisis, explains Professor Paraskivi, a member of the government emergency group that met daily during the earthquake crisis, explains Professor Paraskivi Namiko, a member of the government emergency group that met Daily during the earthquake crisis, these data groups explain to establish data groups that will create to create that groups

She is from Santorini, and she raised as she hears about previous earthquakes and explosions from her grandfather. The volcano inspired her to become geological.

“This research is very important because the local population will reach the extent of volcanoes activity, and it will plan the area to be banned during the explosion,” she says.

Any parts of the sea floor will be revealed in Santorini are the most dangerous.

These tasks are incredibly expensive, so ISOBEL CRAMS in experiments day and night where scientists work in seizures for 12 hours.

John Jameson, a professor at the University of Canada in Newfoundland, shows us the volcanic rocks extracted from the openings.

“Don’t choose that,” warns. “It is full of arsenic.”

He explains: “It refers to another that appears to be a black and orange, with gold dust.” This is a real mystery – we do not even know what is made of it. “

These rocks tell the history of liquid, temperature and materials inside the volcano. “This is a geological environment that is different from most others – it’s really exciting,” he says.

But the pulsating mission is a dark shipping container on the deck where four people are staring on walls installed on the wall.

Using a control stick that does not look at a place on the gaming console, engineers lead an underwater robot. ISOBEL and Paraskevi theories about what is in a group of fluids found by the robot.

They have registered very small earthquakes around the volcano, caused by a liquid that moves across the system and causes fractures. ISOBEL plays an audio recording of fractures. It seems that the brightness in a nightclub is running up and down.

They determine how the liquid moves through the rocks by the pulse of the electromagnetic field on the ground.

This is the creation of a 3D map showing how to connect the aqueous thermal system to the magma room in the volcano where the eruption is created.

“We are doing a science for people, not knowledge of scientists. We are here to make people feel safe.”

The recent earthquake crisis in Santorini highlighted the extent of Al -Jazeera residents to seismic threats and their dependence on tourism.

Again on dry ground, photographer Eva Rand met me on her favorite wedding shooting site. When she hit the so -called earthquake in February, she left the island with her daughter.

“It was really frightening, as it became more intense,” she says.

It has now returned but the work is slower. “People have eliminated reservations,” Eva says.

In the main square of Santorini in the city of Santorini, the British Tourist Tourist Janet, Janet, told us six of her 10 -holiday collection.

It believes that the most accurate scientific information about the possibility of earthquakes and volcanoes would help others feel more reassurance about the visit.

She said: “I get Google Alerts, and I get scientists alerts, and this helps me feel safe.”

But Santorini will always be a dream destination. In IMEROVIGLI, we see two people climbing on the curve surfaces to get the perfect shot.

The couple – married for only 15 minutes – traveled from Latvia and has not been postponed due to the risk of the island underwater.

“In fact, we wanted to marry a volcano,” says Tom, his bride, Christina, next to him.

Participated in additional reports from Tom Ingeham, Kevin Cherish, Climate and Science Team