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Eruption update: Etna keeps on breaking on the east side

Posted on 07/06/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

INGV ———- RELEASE OF VOLCANIC ACTIVITY of 7 June 2022 — ETNA The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Etneo Observatory, reports that new fractures have been observed at the base of the northern wall of the Valle del Bove, in the Serracozzo area. From the further downstream part of this fracture system, lava is […]

Mountain Bike Trails on Mt Etna

Posted on 06/06/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

If every now and then, walking through the woods of Mount Etna, you see a path apparently demolished, do not come to quick wrong conclusions. Take a good look. You will see that maybe it is just a path created naturally by dry branches, fallen leaves and some wooden boards to delimit its perimeter. What […]

About Troina and Borgo Giuliano

Posted on 30/05/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

It only takes 23 minutes by car to get to Borgo Giuliano, from Troina. Twenty-three minutes, many bends, mountains, woods and clearings of the innermost and less known Sicily. The village of Borgo Giuliano is in the district of Messina, Troina in the district of Enna. In the middle … farms, farmhouses, wonderful landscapes. If […]

Etna, brand new fracture at the 12-may eruption scenario

Posted on 29/05/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

On the morning of May 29th, a new element changes the scenario of the eruption that began last May 12 at the north base of the South East Crater of Mt Etna. A new fracture opened a few meters below the previous two already active. As can be seen from the photo by SALVATORE CAFFO, […]

Eruption hunters: how to admire this event safely

Posted on 22/05/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Once upon a time, volcanoes erupted suddenly. In the sense that no one could – or knew – how to recognize the signs. Over the centuries, people living on volcanoes have learned to understand their “language”. The farmers, the forest guards simply by walking and living on the territory understood when something changed. When the […]