Stromboli is a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the north coast of Sicily, containing one of the three active volcanoes in Italy. It is one of the eight Aeolian Islands, a volcanic arc north of Sicily. Its name is derived from the Ancient Greek name Strongulē which basically describes its round swelling form. The island's population is quite small, only between 400 and 850. The volcano has received a unique nickname, 'Lighthouse of the Mediterranean,' this is due to the fact that Stromboli has erupted many times and is constantly active with minor eruptions. The last major eruption was on April 13, 2009. Stromboli stands 926 m above sea level, but actually rises over 2,000 m above the sea floor. There are three
active craters at the peak. One significant feature of the volcano is the Stream of fire (Sciara Del Fuoco), a big horseshoe-shaped depression slowly created in the last 13,000 years from several collapses on the north-western side of the volcano. Two kilometres to the northeast lies Strombolicchio, the volcanic plug remnant of the original volcano.
Similar to Mount Etna, Mount Stromboli is part of the Calabrian Volcanic Arc. The volcanoes on this arc have been associated with the subduction of the African Plate under the Eurasian Plate. Prediction of Volcanic activity from Mount Stromboli is unreliable and difficult as the mechanisms which feed the magma chamber have not been understood very well. The only way to reduce the amount of damage caused by eruptions is to minimize the number of biological casualties, humans and animals. Improvement of detection techniques, evacuation procedures and understanding of th geological structure of Mount Stromboli will dramatically reduce the number of casualties in the case of a real disaster. Scientists and Volcanologists should conduct research on the interior magma chambers of the volcano just like what happened with Mount Etna. This knowledge will prove invaluable in working out when an eruption will occur, it will also benefit the world internationally because the research can be used to understand volcanoes else where in the world of similra structure. The government should give out signs to every household with instructions for evacuating the area when an eruption occurs.
active craters at the peak. One significant feature of the volcano is the Stream of fire (Sciara Del Fuoco), a big horseshoe-shaped depression slowly created in the last 13,000 years from several collapses on the north-western side of the volcano. Two kilometres to the northeast lies Strombolicchio, the volcanic plug remnant of the original volcano.
Similar to Mount Etna, Mount Stromboli is part of the Calabrian Volcanic Arc. The volcanoes on this arc have been associated with the subduction of the African Plate under the Eurasian Plate. Prediction of Volcanic activity from Mount Stromboli is unreliable and difficult as the mechanisms which feed the magma chamber have not been understood very well. The only way to reduce the amount of damage caused by eruptions is to minimize the number of biological casualties, humans and animals. Improvement of detection techniques, evacuation procedures and understanding of th geological structure of Mount Stromboli will dramatically reduce the number of casualties in the case of a real disaster. Scientists and Volcanologists should conduct research on the interior magma chambers of the volcano just like what happened with Mount Etna. This knowledge will prove invaluable in working out when an eruption will occur, it will also benefit the world internationally because the research can be used to understand volcanoes else where in the world of similra structure. The government should give out signs to every household with instructions for evacuating the area when an eruption occurs.
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This is a simplified plate tectonics cross-section showing how Stromboli is located above a subduction zone formed where the Eurasian and African plates collide.
Historians have recorded volcanic activity associated with Mount Stromboli for more than 1000 years. They range from devastating eruptions to lava flows to calm degassings. One record from 1907 claims that the explosion from the eruption was so strong that windows in nearby towns were shattered. Another incident in 1930 relted explosions to the cause of a small tsunami. Lava flows produced at the summit are funneled into the sea by the Sciara del Fuoco. Mount Stromboli is also the creator of the nickname 'Strombolian' which is given to eruptions similar to those that Stromboli is so renowned for. The eruptions involve the jettison of fountains of magma from the volcano's centre. They are mild-explosive events "slugs" of gas periodically rise through a magma-filled volcanic conduit, burst at the surface, and throw lava into the air. The lava falls back to Earth in fragments of various sizes, some even larger than 3 inches in size.