Eruption of 1971, the hell on Mt Etna
What happened on Mt Etna in 1971 was not "just an eruption". It was part of hell that seemed to have fallen on the volcano. At the same time, it was a great show…
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Milo, the small Fornazzo chapel in the hug of the lava
Going on with our itinerary of the Etnean churches buried or touched by the lava, we will visit the Sacro Cuore. After the surprising churches of Nunziata, Mompileri and Campanarazzu there we go along…
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Mount Etna, a short eruption on April 19
A set of coincidences, which is never too rare on an active volcano such as Etna, resulted in a short but intense summit eruption today - Sunday 19 April 2020. Already by 7 in…
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Mt Etna, new eruption from Voragine and North East craters
For two weeks now, the lucky inhabitants of the western side of Mt Etna are watching the new eruption from the crater Voragine. It is one - and the most active - of the…
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Mt Etna, the eruption of July 27 is over
(photo above: Grazia Musumeci - photo in the article by Massimo Tamajo Fotografo Naturalista) The spectacular eruption that resulted from the nth fracture of the New South East Crater lasted less than 24 hours.…
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Mt Etna, a new eruptive vent on July 27
A new eruptive vent opened around noon on Saturday 27 July 2019 on Mount Etna, precisely on the southern side of the New South East Crater. The fracture resulted in the emission of considerable…
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Mt Etna, a new eruption starts on July 19
UPDATE FROM INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY-- The eruption has ended on July 21st A new eruption has just started on Mt.Etna. By the dawn of July 18th, the great Sicilian volcano had begun to show…
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Mt Etna’s new eruption goes to end soon
The new eruption of Etna seems to be shutting down. You can never say for sure, because the volcano could hold new surprises, but the activity is shrinking day by day. The volcanologists of…
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Mt. Etna, the big eruption goes on
It seems like a big eruption the one that started at dawn on May 30th from the summit of volcano Etna. A "surprise" for everyone, even for the volcanologists who by now expected anomalous…
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New eruption from Mt Etna on May 30th
After a long series of small signs and the new tremors recorded in the night, Mt Etna started a new eruption at dawn this morning, 30th May 2019. Unfortunately, due to the Sirocco clouds…
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