Etna activity Archives

Etna, the great eruption of 2021

Posted on 28/06/2021 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna is a volcano that may work in “cycles”, that is, it often passes through phases already experienced in the past. In 2018, after the earthquake that shook the east side of the mountain, volcanologists began to talk about the “cycle of side eruptions”. They were expecting one of those long restless periods that […]

Double eruption and new vents, Mount Etna never stops

Posted on 24/06/2021 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

June 23rd, 2021, is a day not to be forgotten. Under the hood of yellow sirocco fog that almost completely hides it from view, the great Mount Etna unleashes a double eruption at the beginning and end of the day. Sudden spikes in values ??announce, in both cases at a short distance, the onset of […]

Mt Etna back again with violent explosions

Posted on 20/06/2021 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna replicates the show concluded just 48 hours earlier with noteworthy explosions. It does so on June 19 with an incredible and unexpected outburst. The lava fountains start quietly around 8 pm and in a very short time they level up becoming very high explosions and pouring blazing boulders on the flanks of the […]

Mount Etna’s new show on 11-17 June

Posted on 16/06/2021 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Etna resumes an activity that has never really been interrupted. After a few days of “well-deserved rest” between one paroxysm and another, the show starts again. And every time more, without rules. As in the case, for example, of the eruption that has been affecting the area of ??the South East Crater since 11 June […]

Mt Etna on a crazy 24-hour eruption

Posted on 26/05/2021 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna often changes style and modality of manifestation of its volcanic phenomena and therefore should not surprise yet another revolution. But it is surprising, indeed, because it is still not possible to interpret. Really this volcano sometimes seems “alive and reasoning”, with a decision-making autonomy that displaces everyone. Back in activity a few weeks […]