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Researchers say there is a one in six chance of a magnitude 7 event in the
next century.
The world is �woefully underprepared� for a gigantic volcanic eruption
which could end civilisation and could cause climate change says Dr Lara
Mani, of Cambridge University.
Dr Mani said: "Such gigantic eruptions have caused abrupt climate change
and collapse of civilisations in the distant past.
�Hundreds of millions of dollars are pumped into asteroid threats every
year, yet there is a severe lack of global financing and co-ordination for volcano preparedness.
�This urgently needs to change. We are completely underestimating the risk
to our societies that volcanoes pose.�
The effect of a magnitude 7 event would be similar to a 1km-wide asteroid blasting the Earth, however the event of an eruption of a volcano stands
to be much more likely than an astroid hitting the Earth.
Not only would an eruption cause a massive haemorrhage to the economy,
costing an amount that would be in the trillions, but the fatality rate
would be as lethal as the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dr Mani further added that: "The Tonga eruption was the volcanic
equivalent of an asteroid just missing the Earth and needs to be treated
as a wake-up call.
�Volcanologists have been calling for a dedicated volcano-monitoring
satellite for over 20 years. The current underinvestment is simply
reckless.�
This news came after one of the most active volcanos in Japan erupted
which caused the evacuation of hundreds of residents in the Japanese
island of Kyushu.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/world-woefully-unprepared- huge-volcanic-27768994
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