West of Naples, beneath one of the most densely settled coastlines in Europe, lies a volcano that does not look like one. Campi Flegrei — the Phlegraean Fields, or “burning fields” — is not a single ...

Overlapping craters of all sizes pockmark the Campi Flegrei volcanic region, which is nestled at the western edge of Naples, Italy, and stretches out into the Mediterranean Sea. Today, more than half ...

On the western edge of Naples, a restless volcanic field is pushing its way back into the headlines and into the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Italy’s Campi Flegrei supervolcano is again ...

The Campi Flegrei caldera, at the mouth of the Bay of Naples, has been restless for 73 years. A new study suggests that all this activity is headed towards ... something. The Campi Flegrei is ...

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