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From Mt Etna to Ancient Noto

Posted on 11/07/2021 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Imagine you have had a great time on Mt Etna, the most beautiful volcano in Europe. Imagine you have admired its woods, lavic deserts, smoking craters. Maybe you have also admired some eruptive phenomena! Now, your eyes filled with wonder, you are ready to admire something else. Something historic, maybe. Some architecture. Come with us, […]

How to recognize fake news about volcanoes

Posted on 05/07/2021 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Watch out, tourists! The world of web is as useful as it is fake. Fake news bring success and attention to their authors, plus a lot of advertisement. They can be about any aspect of our life and the world around us. When they are about volcanoes and their phenomena, it is a problem. If […]

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 […]

Etna’s Urban Wild Parks: Monte Ceraulo

Posted on 21/06/2021 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

This article starts a new trip through the urban wild parks at the foot of Mount Etna. They are wild natural areas closed with walls or fences, with paths and comforts, for the people to enjoy them. So this will allow humans to walk in the green, go for picnics close to home, and allow […]