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Volcano that built an island paradise is attuned to the sea

Eruptions of Santorini volcano, which created the Greek island of the same name, are linked to drops in sea level.
View over white buildings and blue painted church domes to the submerged Santorini caldera

A village on the Greek island of Santorini overlooks a flooded volcanic caldera. The volcano’s eruptions over the past 360,000 years have been tied to falls in sea level. Credit: DC Premiumstock/Alamy

The volcano that created the island of Santorini, a popular tourist destination in Greece, tends to erupt when the sea level drops substantially, according to data from the past 360,000 years.

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Nature 596, 166 (2021)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-02121-5

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