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"a recent survey revealed that for the population of the Phlegraean Fields the perception of risk is low...[they] forget that although they do not have a conical mountain looming over them, what they have under their feet is a time bomb."

#geology #volcanoes

theguardian.com/artanddesign/2

The Guardian · ‘The ground keeps breaking and deforming’: life in Italy’s volcanic Phlegraean FieldsBy Guardian staff reporter

"When the fuming and rumbling at Mount Spurr, a giant volcano northwest of Anchorage, started picking up in October, Alaska’s volcano monitoring agency raised its alert level to ensure that nearby communities and passing airplanes would have ample warning of any eruption.

The Trump administration’s cost-cutting campaign has put this work in jeopardy.

The credit cards that employees at the United States Geological Survey’s volcano observatory in Alaska use to pay for travel and other expenses have been frozen, according to two people who requested anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak with the news media.

Crucially, those expenses include the telecommunications services that the observatory relies on to transmit data from its monitoring systems on the volcanoes, the people said. If spending continues to be restricted, these services could be shut off. That might mean a loss of real-time information about volcanic activity, the people said."

nytimes.com/2025/02/28/climate

The New York Times · Trump’s Cuts Come With Risks. Including From Volcanoes.By Raymond Zhong
#USA#Trump#Musk