Santorini is one of the best-studied volcanic archipelagos in the world. An international drilling expedition has now for the first time used a scientific drill ship to explore and investigate the seafloor around the Greek volcanic island. The researchers have uncovered evidence of an underwater eruption in 726 CE, previously known only from historical records. Their findings are published today in the journal Nature Geoscience.
An international team of scientists co-led by Dr Steffen Kutterolf from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel has for the first time found evidence of a historical submarine eruption of the Kameni volcano on Santorini. ...
