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Eruption update: a brand new unexpected show

Posted on 17/08/2026 (17/08/2026) by Grazia Musumeci

No, it wasn’t over. As we said in the previous article, you can never truly say “the end” with Etna. Yesterday, all instrumental parameters indicated the eruption at the Voragine crater was “over,” but this morning, not only did this crater awaken for the fifth time in a month… but it also dragged the nearby […]

Etna eruption on 6-14 august: is it really over?

Posted on 16/08/2026 (17/08/2026) by Grazia Musumeci

Etna is never over, not even when it’s over. This could be a motto of the future, referring to our vibrant volcano, which this summer of 2026—right at the peak of the tourist season—caused the worst disruption, creating serious economic damage to Catania Airport and accommodations on the east coast. Flights were diverted to Lamezia […]

UPDATE: Crater Voragine eruption has ended

Posted on 09/07/2026 by Grazia Musumeci

The eruption that had tour operators across the Ionian coast of Catania buzzing in early July appears to have ended, as unexpectedly as it began. The eruptive events involving the Voragine crater and its neighboring northeast area ended on the morning of July 7th after a night of exceptional fire show. […]

Etna: the eruption begins at the Voragine Crater

Posted on 05/07/2026 (05/07/2026) by Grazia Musumeci

This time, it seems to have really started. On the morning of Sunday, July 5, 2026, around 9:00 a.m., a tall column of ash rose from the summit of Mount Etna, surprising all the foothill villages on a beautiful day with excellent visibility. Tourists, already ascending toward the volcano, and residents, literally watched the […]

What is VOR Crater doing? New eruption expectations

Posted on 29/06/2026 (29/06/2026) by Grazia Musumeci

What’s happening to the Voragine? This is the question we’re all wondering about—ordinary citizens, tourists, and experts—when we gaze at the summit of Etna. Its highest peak, the Voragine crater, which has broken a historic record by reaching 3,400 meters alone, displacing the former main summit (the Northeast), seems on the verge of a major […]