Mt Etna, a new paroxysm and lava flows


On January 18th around 9:30 pm Mt. Etna surprises everyone once again and kicks off yet another unexpected paroxysm. Or rather, the volcanologists knew it would come, but the people did not. It all seemed relatively calm, with the South East crater which – after so many days of Strombolian emissions – looked meek tonight. […]

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Mt. Etna update – Eruption 2014


Read what happened at the moment on Mount Etna. We report on outbreaks, tremor and scientific knowledge. We show and explain to you video footage, pictures and seismographic records. ——————————- update 23.04.2012 In den späten Abendstunden des 23. April 2012 ist wieder einmal zu einer kurzen Aktivität des “Neuen Süd-Ost Kraters” gegeben. Die 25. in Folge seit Januar 2011 und […]

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Etna update – 01. April 2012 – Eruption


update April 01, 2012 Every 14 days again … In the early morning hours of 1 April 2012, there was a new episode of lava fountaining from the “new South-East Crater” (New CSE) of Mount Etna, this year now in its fifth times. Also this time it came to high lava fountains, several milesfrom a high column […]

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Etna update – 8 February 2012 – eruption


Update February 8, 2012 / 23:00 Already on 06.02.2012 it rumbled back inside the “new South-East Crater” with small fountains and some ash. On 08 FEBRUARY, against 19:30 clock could be recognized by recording an increase of tremor. Later, around 21.30 local time clock, you could see the lava fountains on the first thermal imaging […]

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