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Italy is the only country in mainland Europe to be volcanically active. It has many volcanos in the country, it has 13, such as Mount Etna, Vesuvius, and Vulture  to name a few. They are located south of the boundaries of the Eurasian and African plates. A super volcano known as Campi Flegrei is been  inactive for 500 years but has now been put on scientific monitoring because the temperature has been increasing and signs of gas breaking. It is located southwest of Naples. This volcano is begin monitored unlike the one in Pompeii when it erupted in 79 A.D. by Mount Vesuvius. It killed thousand of people and covered them with hot ash which in cased them in it. It has become a very popular spot to check out in Italy. The way to be safe if a volcano does erupt in Italy is to move away from the area and if the volcano to be monitored so if it does erupt, the people can leave the area. Italy has three zones for volcanoes red, yellow, and blue. The...

Earthquakes are the most common natural hazards around the world, they can be very deadly not only to buildings and roads, but to human lives. Earthquakes are measured by the Richter scale which was invent back in the 1930's. It measures the amplitude of the seismic waves to an arbitrary minor amplitude, which shows in a standard distances on a standardized seismograph. Italy which has been around for 2500 years has had 30000 medium and high intensity earthquakes. That falls in the range of IV/V in the Mercalli scale, which is used to measure the effect of the earthquake. 560 high intensity earthquake over VIII; this helps them to know what areas are the highest prone for earthquakes. The have help ready for after a earthquake hits if it is high. They recommend hiding under a beam or low-bearing wall. They want people to stay inside if they can this is all during an earthquake. If you want to learn more Ill leave the link: “Civil Protection Departmen...