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November 2023: how is Mt Etna changing?

Posted on 27/11/2023 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

But … what is Etna up to? What’s happening to our volcano? After having accustomed us to a precise “standard” with its historical and recent eruptions, now it seems it is experimenting. From 2018 to today it has changed its behavior several times and the latest news, from 12 November 2023, are these mini “Strombolian” […]

Mount Etna’s autumn place 3: ferns at Ragabo

Posted on 20/11/2023 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Autumn is the best time to admire the changes in nature on Mount Etna. In particular, in those years when cold weather is slow to arrive, going for a walk in the woods and lavas on the volcano is a panacea for everyone. For those who love the particular colors of this season, a place […]

Mt Etna on eruption on November 12th evening

Posted on 12/11/2023 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The eruption that everyone had been waiting for for two days finally started on the afternoon of November 12th. After a morning of intense degassing and a drastic increase in volcanic tremor, Mount Etna gave signs of maximum agitation starting from 3 pm. Two hours later the new paroxysm began which is still ongoing in […]

Mount Etna, a new eruption on its way

Posted on 10/11/2023 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Finally, the lava appeared! It did it without any stress, without particular excitement. After three months of modest puffs, rings of vapour and tensions that almost all came from the Bocca Nuova crater, on the evening of November 10th it was the South East crater (SEC) that gave life to lively lava fountains. Small ones, […]

Mt Etna’s animals 2: have you met the wild cat?

Posted on 06/11/2023 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

It is not easily seen, in fact it is so shy that many believe it is actually a legend. But has anyone ever really seen the “wild cat of Etna”? Yet this feline not only exists but is the “king” of the territory, precisely on the basis of its furtive, rapid and hidden movements. Very […]