Etna Archives

Mystery … or just a tale … of the “volcano of Riposto”

Posted on 04/07/2022 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

It was 2009 when a study conducted by the School of Geology of the University of Catania observed something strange off the port of Riposto. A very deep coast suddenly “returned to the surface” with a compact shape, typical of a hill or a mountain, and then collapsed again. A cone, in short, a real […]

Explaining Etna’s new eruption which has just ended

Posted on 16/06/2022 (21/12/2024) 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 […]

The most dangerous volcano in Sicily is …

Posted on 12/06/2022 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Sicily is a land of volcanoes: active, sleeping, extinct … there are so many! Of course we do know the most famous ones: Mount Etna, Mount Stromboli and the island of Vulcano. We usually do not think of the “others”, especially underwater ones: they are six, at least, and very close to the Sicilian coasts. […]

Mountain Bike Trails on Mt Etna

Posted on 06/06/2022 (20/12/2024) 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 […]

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

Posted on 29/05/2022 (21/12/2024) 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, […]