Etna activity Archives

Etna, on November 27th a new vent opens

Posted on 27/11/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Photo Credits – Fabrizio Zuccarello – Nov 27, 2022 After an intense day of bad weather, the clouds part in the evening revealing a surprise that the Etna volcano has given to its population: a bright red glow at the foot of the summit craters. A new fracture which, as confirmed by the National Institute […]

Explaining Etna’s new eruption which has just ended

Posted on 16/06/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The last weird eruption of Mount Etna ended like that … suddenly, on June 12th. Exactly one month after its beginning, on 12th May. Then, the north flank of the South East Crater split in several places, letting out a long lava flow. “Weird” eruption not because it was unexpected or anomalous but because the […]

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 […]

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 […]