Is Vesuvuis Awake?

A recent article says that French and Italian scientists could not rule out another eruption from Mt. Vesuvius, such as the one that took place over 20,000 years ago, wiping out Pompeii. Scientists say that the magma is at a 5.5 mile depth underground, and that if the acid composition in the magma rises, we could be looking at a violent eruption, very similar to the one so long ago.

In the years between 1631 to 1944 there have been numerous small eruptions, basically just small lava flows, letting out steam. But these eruptions involved magma that was mainly basalt composition, instead of acid; leading to smaller, less dangerous eruptions. If what scientists are saying is true, we cannot rule out another full on explosion from Vesuvius.

What surprises me the most is that there isn't very much commotion about it. This article was put onto the Discovery Channel website on September 10th, and everyone I have talked to about it, had heard nothing about it before. This is such a big topic in my opinion, when my class were all freshmen we watched a video on Pompeii and how catastrophic the damage was, and here we are, finding signs telling us that it may be coming again, and few people know about it. If Vesuvius was to blow again it would put around 700, 000 people in danger, depending on the severity of it, danger would be an understatement.

Is this the kind of picture we are going to be seeing in the news within the next decade?