Stromboli Volcano Eruption Update; Powerful Explosion Occurs, 10,000 Foot Plume

On July 11th, Italy's Mount Stromboli volcano produced a powerful explosion 1,000 times larger than its typical hourly eruption. Classified as a vulcanian eruption, it generated a 10,000 foot high eruption column and generated pyroclastic flows which entered the Mediterranean Sea. But, why exactly did this powerful eruption occur, marking only the 5th such event at the volcano in the last 60 years? This video will attempt to answer this question.

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Note: This video's thumbnail image shows an eruption of Mount Stromboli on July 3rd, 2019.

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[2] UNO
[3] DYNAMO
[4] Andronico, D., Del Bello, E., D’Oriano, C. et al. Uncovering the eruptive patterns of the 2019 double paroxysm eruption crisis of Stromboli volcano. Nat Commun 12, 4213 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24..., CC BY 4.0.
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YouTube Creative Commons video clips used in this video (CC BY 3.0 license):
[1]    • Stromboli, 28 agosto 2019  
[2]    • Stromboli, 3 luglio 2019. Parossismo  
[3]    • Stromboli, 3 luglio 2019 - Immagini d...  
[4]    • Stromboli  - 8 luglio 2024  
[5]    • Stromboli: flusso piroclastico che en...  
[6]    • Stromboli: confronto camera ad infrar...  

0:00 Powerful Stromboli Eruption
1:10 Vulcanian Eruptions
2:40 2 Magma Chambers
3:42 Warning Signs