Frank Sinatra had to beg for his life after the New York mafia took out a hit on him in the early 1970s, according to a new book. Mafia Takedown, written by former FBI agent Mike Campi, reveals the singer had so enraged the Genovese crime family that he was summoned to a secret meeting in an East Harlem basement …
Naples sits on volcanic monsters - and one of them threatens to consume the city Pomona Pictures Vesuvius is visible for miles around but it's not the only volcano in Naples Beneath one of Italy's most densely populated cities, there is danger brewing. Getty Images The eruption in 1944 happened during WW2, but is now fading from collective memories The …
Campi Flegrei is one of the world’s 20 supervolcanoes near Italy’s Naples. A 2023 article published in the Communications Earth and Environment journal describes Campi Flegrei’s huge caldera or enormous depression as the largest active caldera in Europe, spanning 12 to 15 kilometres across. The “red zone,” which includes 18 towns that are most vulnerable to an eruption, is home …
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A 4.0-magnitude earthquake shook Italy's volcanic region of Campi Flegrei west of Naples Monday, the latest in a series of tremors in recent days, officials said. The quake, which occurred shortly after 10 pm, did not result in any injuries or damage, the civil protection agency said on X, formerly Twitter, although it did cause panic among residents who spilled …
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Campi Flegrei, which last blew nearly 500 years ago, has been “restless” since about 1950, …
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