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Mount Etna – Light activity on the southeast crater

Posted on 25/01/2017 (21/12/2024) by Etna Excursions

After the severe storm of Sunday night, Mount Etna now also makes itself felt again after a long time. Although the eruptive phase of the previous evening was already the 5th in the new year, it was only now reported. […]

Activity in progress at the Central crater of Etna 02/12/2015

Posted on 03/12/2015 (21/12/2024) by Etna Excursions

Over the last few weeks weeks, the strombolian activity inside the Voragine crater, one of the four summit craters of Etna, lasted without relevant changes. The activity became noticeable by its intense explosions and changeable frequency, with larger red-hot lava ejections, sometimes accompanied by minor amounts of volcanic ash, in some cases, the chunks have […]

Snow on Etna Volcano

Posted on 05/11/2015 (20/12/2024) by Etna Excursions

The first snow has fallen on Mount Etna. This year, earlier than usual, the summit shines in us bright white. This weekend winter has also started in Sicily. The volcano has its own special fascination now. Frozen water on a black background! And all of a sudden the “island where the lemons bloom” becomes a […]

Etna update – 12 April 2014 – Eruption

Posted on 12/03/2014 (20/12/2024) by Etna Excursions

12.04.2012 In the afternoon of the 12th April 2012, it came at the New Southeast Crater of Mount Etna once an outbreak, the 24th since the start of the eruptive phase, in January 2011 and the 6th in the current year. The event was after a interval of 10 days of relative calm and was like […]

Etna update – 18. March 2012 – Eruption

Posted on 18/03/2012 (20/12/2024) by Etna Excursions

update 18 March 2012 This morning at 05.00 clock it started again and after three hours all was over. After two weeks of relative calm Mount Etna erupted again and again, there was lava fountains at the new-south-east crater. In the early hours of 03/18/2012 has started is the 22 Eruption (since January 2011) […]