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Italian volcanic gas monitoring advances

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2026-08-05 12:15 UTC → 2026-08-06 09:14 UTC · added removed

In July 2026, 2026 researchers began testing drone technology on Sicily’s Vulcano volcano, aiming volcano to monitor volcanic gases and improve eruption forecasts. The following month, month a larger experimental campaign was carried out on Etna, where Etna deployed a fleet of aerostatic balloons equipped with multi‑parameter probes that measured sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide SO₂, CO₂, H₂S and particulate matter in the eruptive plume. This effort, led by INGV with international partners, sought to develop plume, advancing three‑dimensional plume tomography and refine volcanic risk volcanic‑risk models. Concurrently, INGV scientists discovered At the same time INGV, together with the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, identified a substantial previously undocumented submarine crater off Panarea. Multibeam acoustic surveys under the IDMAR project revealed a 100 × 60 m depression at 60‑80 m depth, about 1.5 km north‑east of the island. A targeted ROV dive in July 2026 confirmed vigorous fluid release from the crater walls and a series of new hydrothermal vents near chimneys. Lead scientists said the island of Panarea, using a remotely operated vehicle. The findings expanded knowledge find suggests the need to reassess the extent of the region’s underwater submarine hydrothermal system and opened new avenues system, with implications for volcanic monitoring volcanic‑hazard assessments and ecosystem research. studies. These combined efforts broaden knowledge of both aerial and underwater volcanic processes in the Aeolian archipelago.

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  1. 2026-08-06 09:14 UTC Italian volcanic gas monitoring advances
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