The Tsunami Danger at Mount Stromboli
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- Mount Stromboli in Italy is typically known for its near continuous yet small eruptions. Yet, these seemingly small eruptions hide a dark secret. Several times in the past 100 years, large sections of this volcano have collapsed, generating destructive tsunamis. If we go back even further, some of these tsunamis were even large enough to cause widespread destruction in the city of Naples. This video will discuss the tsunami threat at Mount Stromboli and how likely a future collapse is to occur.
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Mount Stromboli is one of a select group of volcanoes which has repeatedly produced small to large tsunamis. Other volcanoes in this group include Ritter Island, Krakatoa, Iliwerung, and Rabaul.
I dont understand how the collapse would effect Greece coastlines.
You can potentially add Cumbre Vieja, I think.
Thank you so much for this great video on a little but dangerous aspect of Stromboli. Could future tsunamis from Stromboli destroy undersea cables in the Mediterranean? There was a paper recently about the threat of volcanic tsunamis to undersea cables in the Mediterranean.
Between Stromboli, Vesuvius and Campi Flegeri, Naples is just... Doomed.
To be honest Vesuvius and Campi Flegrei are the biggest threats whilst Stromboli is a lesser threat
@@filledwithvariousknowledge2747 I'm not actually sure if I agree. We see that there have been several historical tsunamis from Stromboli, one of which (the one mentioned in this video) caused thousands of deaths. Meanwhile, while the Vesuvius has had several deadly eruptions over the past two thousand years, the only one that was truly destructive was the 79 AD eruption. The area of modern day Naples has lost more lives to the Stromboli in this one tsunami than to Vesuvius and Campi Flegrei combined.
(in fact, if the Vesuvius were to erupt in a manner identical to the 79 AD eruption, Naples itself would be spared, though it should be noted that 1. it would likely still cause tens of thousands of deaths as EVERYTHING in the area is densely populated and 2. parts of Naples are no further away from the Vesuvius than Pompeii was, meaning the city would be similarly buried if the pyroclastic flow(s) went in another direction)
And then you look at all the houses built on Vesuvius
@@KnuckleheadParker more like near the volcano
@@Leyrann Vesuvius is more of a threat than Stromboli
I was standing in my kitchen a few months ago and ‘Stromboli’ popped into my head, it could be the volcano or the food, thought neither were really known to me at that time.
I climbed Stromboli in May of ‘19 with a guide/volcanologist who had grown up on the Island. The volcano was extremely active, grumbling and belching 3 different colors of smoke; blue, black, and white approximately every 7 - 40 minutes during the climb. As we got higher up and closer you could see that it was also chucking rocks into the air. And, as it got dark you could see the rocks were glowing! It was like something out of a Disney movie. Quite an experience.
🌋 Another excellent video 🌋
Excellent as always. Could you do a little research on Sakurajima and why it's gone quiet? Thank you.
Hey, i just discovered you on twitter and now here you are on youtube
@@piecaruso97 haha..welcome!
Sakurajima has a potential of vei 6 eruption.
@@wildlifeisthewealthofnatur5457 so is loads of volcanoes
I've always wanted to study Vulvanology. So fascinated by them.
What is that? A study about vulva?😆
@@WikiZeruel I came here to make the same childish joke lol
@@WikiZeruel OP was better than the video 🤣. And the video is good!
@@sonyavincent7450 don’t ruin the fun
@@sonyavincent7450 The whole comment is just hilarious!! I can't stop laughing every time I read it. "Them" is the best part! Because you know the vulva is a them. LOL rich I tell you rich on the humor. That Ben Y guy.
Good content. Etna also has produced tsunamis after flank collapses. Italy have many ticking time bombs in their hands. When water is involved, even a small scale eruption can cost thousands of lives.
Italy’s geology is complex and soooo fascinating…lots of ticking time bombs..
@@nancytestani1470 especially Vesuvius and campi flegeri
Did a cruise in the Caribbean, stopped at Martinique, when we left, our Captain sailed us to the other side of the island and told us about Mt. Pelee
30,000 killed instantly, there are a few books about it
@@KnuckleheadParker In the case of Pelée, water and flank collapses arent involved, it was because of pyroclastic density currents. Nowadays, the town would have been evacuated before the climax of the eruption. Did you know that only 2 people survived the eruption in St-Pierre? A child and a prisoner.
@@simonlemerveilleuxdelisle3779 “would have been evacuated”
But that is part of the story, politics and a new unqualified governor who basically said “nothing to worry about” along with his wife’s misguided aspirations
The book I read was “The Last Days of St. Pierre” by Ernest Zebrowski,Jr
And yes I knew about the prisoner who survived, not sure about another person
What isn’t ruined by overbearing, pompous and corrupt politicians?
The history around Stromboli is amazing. Thank you
these kind of "run outs" have happened in Hawaii also as Oahu and the other "older" islands have had these problems (understatement) in the past..as the big island of Hawaii has the Hiliana slump and it too would be casetrphic the the islands and the Pacific Ocean nations
Although in the case of the Hawaiian islands the associated landslides were far more voluminous. In fact, each island has produced a major slide.
@@GeologyHub yes I saw some of the imaging from when they did the underwater surveys and it was astounding.. when I was young we used to take a cruise from Hawaii to the mainland and on the return trip we would come around the island and I could see Hanama bay and I always said it looked like a "crabs claw" w/o knowing it was where the island had literally broken off... fun days back then truly awsome islands
@@terencefredrick9726 That bay is where actually an eruption took place, but the part about the island breaking off is quite true
Great video as always, for the last slide with the Volcano before the patron members. The text at the top says most earthquakes that strike the coast of Italy will have an earthquake origin. Was that supposed to say tsunami? I know what you mean regardless, I just want to know.
Although I cannot confirm this, certain relatives who've researched my family's geology claim that several generations later my still devastated and starving ancestors fled to the USA after their families were left refugees for many generations due to this tsunami.
Stromboli is one of my favorite volcanoes
It's my favorite sandwich!
@@dustdevl1043 🤣lol
How terrifying that tsunami must have been to come without warning!
I would love to hear about Thera's epic eruption in biblical times - and could it erupt like that again?
An eruption of Thera on the same scale as the Minoan eruption will almost certainly happen again eventually, but it's not likely anytime soon. Eruptions that big take hundreds to thousands of years to build up. Thera will likely rebuild its island before another such massive eruption, somewhere many centuries down the road.
The tsunami from Hunga Tonga last January throughout the pacific ocean would've also come without warning if it weren't for modern technology. In fact, Japan has records of an "orphan tsunami" which occurred in the year 1700 AD, a tsunami that came without an earthquake. This tsunami is now known to have originated from the trench off the coast of the US, near Seattle and Portland. The earthquake happened there, too far away to be felt in Japan, and traveled across the entire pacific.
@@Leyrann Duh.
@@nortyfiner Correct.
@@Leyrann I have that book.
Thanks for the information
Wow, I knew Stromboli was trouble, didn’t realize it made big slide tsunamis like that. You should do a video on Nu’uanu slide… hard to wrap one’s head around that one.
Is there any information regarding the Ciomadul (Ciomatu) volcano in Romania? I was unable to find any concludent study.
Thank you for the content.
My distant family came from the Amalfi area. There is a small castle there with the family name on it.
Thank you for this video. There was a strong and deadly tsunami that hit the Calabria region early in the 1900s I believe and I would love to learn more about that
Even if they have a tsunami buoy there isn’t enough time to evacuate especially if it occurs at night.
thank you
Can you do one on taum sauk caldera in south east missouri? Thanks.
Awesome ski slope there
3:42 "Most *earthquakes* which strike the coast of Italy will have an *earthquake* origin" -GeologyHub person of the year
I knew Stromboli was on an island. I didn't know it IS the island. Good idea about the tsunami buoy.✌️😺
So interesting! 💕👵🌺
In the vein of tsunamis caused by landslides, I've heard that there's evidence on the West coast of Australia for massive tsunamis in the distant past. Likely originating from Madagasgar if I recall. It might be interesting to present this in more detail.
Have you done a video on Chandler Lake in Maine?The area around it appears to be old and very rounded.
Hopeful they are monitoring it closely.
Thank you
"Most earthquakes which strike the coast of Italy will have an earthquake origin" I think it ment to say Tsunami, but it's still true i guess.
Hearing about this volcano makes me hungry. I don't know why.
Krakatoa, stromboli, iliwerung, hawaian island, and *batutara*
When I was in 2003 on Stromboli, I regardded the ascent my father and I took hhad vanished in a small landslide since 1984
Good onyer Rena; I wish I could affor supporting channels on YT.
They don't already have pressure buoys?
Where did you get this aerial imagery, and is it a global satellite service? I could really use thing
Please discuss tsunami potential from Canary Islands.
Wow that was another very interesting post. I’m actually shocked that people actually live on that volcano! So if the landslide happens on the main face where the previous slides have occurred the initial wave from the displaced water would quickly wash over the residents and wash them away as the wave propagates outward..i assume. If that assumption is incorrect,I would love to hear a discussion on wave dynamics. It would be interesting to see some simulations of this.
I wonder why these silent tsunamis don’t happen more often here in the south Pacific…
Because now we have the advantage of technology, including global seismic monitoring, the Pacific tsunami warning network, and the internet. A significant earthquake happens anywhere in the world, and the whole world knows in seconds. So while I wouldn't call it impossible, "silent tsunamis" have become much less probable. They're most likely where the source of the tsunami is close to affected coasts which minimizes warning time, like Naples to Stromboli.
@@nortyfiner Yes, I’ve been at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach several times when my uncle Gerard was still working there but has since retired in 2018 or 2019, before Fauci’s bioweapon release. I hope he’s doing well, haven’t spoke to him in over two years now. They are in the process of moving to Ford Island but don’t know if that move is complete yet.
Can you do a video about red sea volcanoes please 😍
Have you done a video on the Carolina bays?
Could we initiate controlled landslides using explosives to reduce the tsunami potential?
Ummmmm...Stromboli!
The best Stromboli on the planet is at Franzone's in Bridgeport, PA.
omg I could go for a stromboli right now!
I'm interested in such events in the Aegean sea. Specifically near the island of Lesvos. Thank you
Recent spike in earthquake activity in the Juan Delfueco(sp?) subduction zone off Oregon/Washington video?
Juan de Fuca for spelling, and it’s just an earthquake swarm (quite common). The recent quakes have been along one of the many transform faults that accommodate the relative motions of the plates (Pacific, JdF). There’s no major significance for the subduction zone, we’re still waiting on the biggie to come…
waiting FOR! Not on.
@@simontay4851 whatever
The real threat is Philippines plate. There's a major blocking there.
I'd heard that the US east coast is at some risk of a landslide-borne tsunami somewhere in the eastern Atlantic, traveling across the ocean. Has a video been made about that yet?
i don't think so but you can look up many videos on the topic by searching "La Palma tsunami"
When was the last time in recorded history a volcano completely collapse into the ocean of a huge size?
I guess you could say that that is what happened with Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai
A few years ago, Anak Krakatoa collapsed and caused a tsunami that killed hundreds of people.
@@nick3805 No, Hunga Tonga was a classic caldera-forming eruption, not a landslide collapse like Stromboli.
The biggest one (I think, needs confirmation) is the Oahu slump
It was a truly massive landslide more than a million years ago
@@nortyfiner He was talking about the event in 2018, not 1883.
Dam that was long time ago
so 1343 or quater to two
If a future eruption would be likely to cause one big collapse and tsunami, could some small controlled explosions be set to deliberately trigger a series of small collapses over several days or weeks so when stromboli erupts in the future, the side doesn't collapse all at once and cause a tsunami. Would that be feasible or not?
The landslide area is called "Sciara del Fuoco"❤️
Can you do a video about Campi Flegrei?
He’s already done campi flegeri
Was Stromboli volcano an underwater volcano but then came to the surface like Krakatoa??
Well, it’s an island - so yes it was underwater then came to the surface…
@@RoxnDox Thank you:). I really appreciate it 😊
@@BasedQasim Sometimes my inner smart ass comes to the outside…. 😉
@@RoxnDox lol your funny 🤣🤣
While this doesn't change much about Stromboli I wonder how much the sea level changes since the last glacial maximum have effected the underwater to terrestrial activity of various volcanoes? After all if memory serves Indonesia north of the "Wallace line" became a single land mass known as the Sunda Shelf i.e. Sumatra and Java were connected meaning the volcanoes current position would have been entirely above sea level as recently as 20,000 years ago. Do we know when Krakatau started forming?
Also I'm not sure what extent similar changes in the Mediterranean may have had relative to the volcanoes histories so some of them may have formed as terrestrial volcanoes then got flooded before building their edifice above the current sea level.
I would love to hear you to talk about Taal or Mayon volcano from the Philippines. Thank you in advance 😊
He’s already done both
It's interesting how Tsunami has become the word for the event, is there local (Mediterranean) word for them if they where indeed regular enough to be remembered. Not much cause for a word in English pre-empire anyway.
Now I simply have to say it...there is NO WAY I would ever live on Mount Stromboli.
Hi
What I didn't know this about that it could last that long and cause wave's that long jeez whiz.
I wonder with a tsunami ball anchored off shore. How fast a. Underwater slide would suck the cable and buoy under. Might have to design a break away cable attachment .
Might have to be like 2 waffle ice cream cones for the buoy. The lower one is hooked to the anchor chain. The upper buoy rests inside the cone. So with a submarine landslide the lower cone with its flotation is yanked down. The upper buoy goes under for a second then floats free...
Definately a buoy point.
Another volcano island like Hawaii and Tongo
Would you do a similar report on the Easr Rift zone of Kilauea in Hawaii? It's Crack has been spreading.
The Mediterranean Sea is a compressed Inland Sea.
A *Wave* would be *amplified*
I can't imagine how people are living there lol.
Do you remember back 80-100 years in place you live? That is what it is like to live there, most people will grow old and die before a eruption even happens. Dangerous places all over the world, but people live by it for thousand years without so much a thought of it, even blissfully unaware.
With sides that steep, why are they not terrified of Pyroclastic flows ?
Because most of them will flow in the slope shown on video, the Sciara del Fuoco, so it is extremely rare to have a volcanic event bypassing that area. And when it does, it more often than not is an ash rain, scorias maybe. Overall the volcano is safe, mostly due to its constant state of activity that prevents a pressure build-up
The more I hear about Naples, Italy the more it confounds me why they built it where they did.
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The fertile soil provides the tastiest produce.
@@mari3489 yes but it’s not a good idea
With today's satellite/GPS technology, it's irresponsible to not have tsunami detectors where there's a history of them occuring.
There are tsunami detectors, quite a few of them.
If this Volcano is still active ,
I would not live apon it .
Time scales for 100s of years are nothing to the force of nature
creating new land from the destruction of what exists on the surface.
It's the only volcano that sounds delicious.
So Stromboli should designated a decade volcano?
No
note - the island is populated
It is pronounced Stròmboli, not Strombòli as you do. Trust an Italian...
no matter how many times we tell him, he's never gonna get the stress right. Might aswell give up
3:15 Mediterenean SEA is NOT an OCEAN
We need common sense geological laws to eliminate this danger to Global Climate Change.
What do you mean by geological laws? What would you propose in this case?
@@BellStartinVIDEO Start with a Presidential Executive Order. The federal legislation. Then a geological constitutional amendment. Develop a Global Geological Treaty. We must stop the volcanoes from destroying the globe.
!! 😭😭
I can't believe people want to live on the side of a ticking time bomb 😲
I can't believe people want to live on flood plains or next to coasts.
volcano activate! 💗 make some new land and get out the hay
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Nobody calls it Mount Stromboli. Just Stromboli, or Stromboli volcano, or Island of Stromboli
It’s a strato volcano
Is there any possibility the Tomga eruption could be responsible for the global heatwave we’re seeing?
It’s freezing in Australia 🥶
Second lol
Okay, I understand there are limited living spaces, but literally living on a volcanic island that is active and known to cause giant landslides is just... I mean, I don't even know if I could have a lot of sympathy for *when* it finally happens.
Relatively few people live on Stromboli itself, perhaps 500ish. The real risk is to the several MILLION people living on the coasts around Stromboli, such as Naples.
I don't have sympathy for those living on flood plains or coasts, with people knowing floods, tsunamis or hurricanes could hit them.
@@sigisoltau6073 Billions of people live on coasts all over the world because coasts are the most economically productive and/or most hospitable area, and in some countries (Japan being one) they are the only relatively flat space to build. People living on coasts is unavoidable, so what is needed is better awareness and active risk management.
@@nortyfiner Same with volcanoes. They got some of the most fertile soils on earth. People can grow up to 3 or 4 crops per year with basically no effort. No artificial fertilizer, barely any pesticides, just water them regularly and sunshine.
@@sigisoltau6073 Stromboli is the least dangerous volcano in Italy
FOR AMERICANS, IT'S LBS AND FEET