Azerbaijani geologists warn of mud volcanoes danger

"Now there is activation of mud volcanoes along Agjabedi and Saatli directions", academician of Earth Sciences department of The Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences, executive director of the Azerbaijani National Committee of Geologists and department head of the petrology and metallogeny department of the geology Institute Arif Ismayilzada said.
 
According to him, most recently Azerbaijan is witnessing frequent light earthquakes which can trigger off the mud volcanoes.
 
"I also want to note that some settlements are located nearby the mud volcanoes. Before you build something, you need to view the area and make sure that it does not pose any threat. Even, previously we recorded that some drillers cased the activation of this kind of volcanoes".
 
"Today the population density increases and builders erect houses despite a dangerous neighborhood with a volcano," - said Ismayilzada stressing that the construction of houses or offshore platforms need to explore the deep roots of mud volcanoes with the methods of geophysics.


/Day.Az/