Increased volcanic activity detected in Germany & Benelux states

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An ancient volcanic region nestled between some of Europe's most densely populated areas may be reawakening, geologists have said.

According to a study published in the Geophysical Journal International, subtle, unusual movements in the Earth's surface indicate that the Eifel Volcanic Region in west-central Germany—located near the country's border with Belgium and Luxembourg—is not extinct.

But while many scientists had assumed volcanic activity in the Eifel was a thing of the past, a handful of previous studies have hinted this may not be the case.

The latest paper adds to this body of evidence: "Connecting the dots, it seems clear that something is brewing underneath the heart of northwest Europe," lead author, Corné Kreemer, from the University of Nevada, said in a statement.

In the latest study, Kreemer and colleagues found that the land surface across a large area, centered on the Eifel region, but covering parts of Belgium, The Netherlands, France, and Luxembourg is moving upwards—or uplifting—which is unusual for most places in Europe, besides the Alps mountain range and Scandinavia.

Read full: https://www.newsweek.com/ancient-volcanic-region-germany-moving-unusual-way-1510164

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2020 better not bring more disaster 

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The world really hit the chaos button.

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Wow this year is just getting worse and worse

[steven 6,540]

I wonder what July has in store for us 

 

[xoxo Craig 55,649]

I didn't even know Germany had volcanoes

[RAMROD 117,116]

That is not cool. If I recall correctly, there are like 60 (?) active volcanoes in Europe. And y'all doesn't seem ready tbh? Have y'all European hunties here ever experienced Earthquake first hand in your life so far? 

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honestly: i'm ready, rain on me

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It has been a privilege being on this website with y'all 

[AlexanderMagno 10,746]

Looks like another sensationalist article.

 

The Volcanic Eifel was never thought to be extinct. We already knew this. Nothing new here.

 

Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_Eifel there, proof that none of this is new and this is just another "2020 is here to end the world" article.

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Me: I'm gonna release my novel this year. 

2020: Not if we kill everyone first. 

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2020, the gift that keeps on giving please spare us, nature 

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6 minutes ago, AlexanderMagno said:

Looks like another sensationalist article.

 

The Volcanic Eifel was never thought to be extinct. We already knew this. Nothing new here.

 

Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_Eifel there, proof that none of this is new and this is just another "2020 is here to end the world" article.

No one is saying that it wasn't inactive, just there there was more activity than normal

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Just now, xoxo Craig said:

No one is saying that it wasn't inactive, just there there was more activity than normal

Yes, they are claiming that:

24 minutes ago, Supersonic said:

 

But while many scientists had assumed volcanic activity in the Eifel was a thing of the past, a handful of previous studies have hinted this may not be the case.

 

Newsweek wrote a sensationalist, false article.

 

While the real scientific article, on the other hand, clearly states that Eifel activity was never assumed as extinct. They even acknowledge that the uplifting (about 1mm per year) has been hinted since at least 1983. There are basically many models that try to explain and study the Eifel volcanic area, and this study was one more of those models, apparently successful.

 

https://watermark.silverchair.com/ggaa227.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAApEwggKNBgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggJ-MIICegIBADCCAnMGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQMYeYN-5f0E4WGqwTgAgEQgIICRKFwFBcF2KAg9y_XI5dOcx3yPoDuxlM-XrvA2yzfyTeUX1V-fBJOoJpN4qUAd2oRcLUyWTjQ9rfmnow5LRxmq0Oo6wV8jOf29zKgw_y5PrRK85ZFw5voDrfRuTyQTbN8pN7XLzem8ZFhl9h0eprjwQWpkjfURMKXQ9Bmj16ABsqXO09R9h6Ojw6FyqFtAMdByJtFp1arjFNO4rBxJzl9zoCCG8uN51xYCNHDT0R_wasqrAjTXgt-y01LTI4eDN-6byW3GyepE3CoLiGpH0Q4C2zxlFfMieU62E_6P0DSPEkMpYzfsfXNr14ReqZXDoLqzCkJabt5SYNFit9mFcvAk3um4VMRvUU0qr0dYg2xFhQT6QJGWtGugZ2-Qz7c3JmL5npfdMFUdtY-hW6MnzaT1EsCHXzgPFZYA6jHV4IivZazdIssfQCY2-aG0YZ6azYbmr82Wxfg7hB5dYW1f8cCcrSHZJfhPboVh-SjeRfs9cNulvD12M4MaAjE1PDYc-3HrYZNSnIt7X_-oYKjxrgPXF9InEuSyqjdZTr9ydFkhH0IwLaOkZx8Q6GflMtYuQd4zRm9EEsOrDDxvaC-yUJRGQlqVpOFqud9Y7dvMAtzTKG9YNYm53W94mV7UfFBRV13CFjAMnKJgLG-k--3OMXc5VIy3A625i9ptgTECIN-wxU4Bx8TzBoZSFxPCgsie0sRnWDpbl4WgZClZngvTikrexNeF27d51kLKJO44xMkXlhrp79P_ES6jssFUiE1ImDaHSLSUtc

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