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Mt Etna’s new side eruption. Shall we be worried?

Posted on 24/12/2018 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Etna is not new to this kind of “surprises”. The volcanologists themselves say that “you never know what’s going on in the pot” and never like today, on Christmas Eve 2018, the volcano has shown it to us residents and to the whole world. […]

Mt Etna, side eruption concerning Valle del Bove

Posted on 24/12/2018 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology of Catania informs us that the current one, started at 11 am on 24 December 2018, is a real side eruption, with “the opening of several eruptive holes starting from the base of the New South East Crater, towards Serra Giannicola “, an area located inside the depressive […]

Mt Etna on a big eruption at Christmas Eve 2018

Posted on 24/12/2018 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Christmas Eve with a surprise “gift box” from Etna that, after three months of relatively quiet eruptive activity, at 11 am on 24th December 2018 suddenly exploded. […]

The tradition of the Christmas Bonfires in the towns of Etna

Posted on 17/12/2018 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

A winter holiday in Sicily, or rather in the province of Catania, could be a brilliant idea for you. Not only because you could enjoy a paradise like Mt. Etna without the worry of the summer crowds around but also because you will rediscover traditions that those who come in July and August will never […]

Etna: the history of its main craters

Posted on 15/10/2018 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mt. Etna is a particular volcano. Not only because it summarizes the characteristics of all the volcanoes on Earth in one, but also because it is always looking for a change. It seems as if it is never satisfied with what it has and wants more! In fact, it has not only one crater but […]