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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tara Cobham

Supervolcano which contributed to wiping out the Neanderthals has ‘realistic possibility’ of erupting

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The Italian volcano that could have killed off the Neanderthals has a “realistic possibility” of erupting again, scientists have warned.

Campi Flegrei, which last blew nearly 500 years ago, has been “restless” since about 1950, with thousands of earthquakes recorded in that period, new research published in the Communications Earth & Environment journal has revealed.

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