Mount Etna is 'sliding towards the sea' 西西里岛埃特纳火山“正滑向大海”
<p><span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Etna">Etna</span> <span word="is">is</span> '<span word="sliding">sliding</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>' 西西里岛埃特纳火山“正滑向大海”</p><p> 欧洲著名的埃特纳火山正缓慢向大海滑动。科学家们已证实，位于意大利西西里岛的整个火山结构正以每年14毫米的速度慢慢地向地中海方向挪动。由英国科学家带领的研究小组称，这种情况需要密切监测，因为这可能会增加未来埃特纳火山周围地区的危险。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="geologist">geologist</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Murray">Murray</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="premiervolcano">premiervolcano</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="precision">precision</span> <span word="GPS">GPS</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="behaviour">behaviour</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="instrumentation">instrumentation</span> <span word="senses">senses</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="volcanic">volcanic</span> <span word="cone">cone</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> 11 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="data">data</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="Etna">Etna</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="east">east</span>-<span word="south">south</span>-<span word="east">east</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="motion">motion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="small">small</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="volcanoes">volcanoes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="catastrophic">catastrophic</span> <span word="collapses">collapses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="flank">flank</span>. <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Murray">Murray</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Etna">Etna</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slide">slide</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>.</p><p>来自开放大学的地质学家约翰·穆雷花了近半个世纪的时间研究这座欧洲著名的火山。</p><p>期间，他在这座火山周围设置了高精度的<span word="GPS">GPS</span>定位站网络，从而监测它的动向。该控制仪器可以感知火山锥形状的细微变化；从11年间获取的数据中可以看出，埃特纳火山很显然正在朝东南偏东方向滑动。</p>
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