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Etna activity
This time it was a real surprise! Almost no one expected the Etna eruption that began at dawn on July 30, 2026, except perhaps volcanologists and a few avid readers of volcanic tremor graphs.…
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Etna activity
The eruption that had tour operators across the Ionian coast of Catania buzzing in early July appears to have ended, as unexpectedly as it began. The eruptive events involving the Voragine crater and its…
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Etna activity
The eruption of Mount Etna, which began on Sunday, July 5th, is continuing into its second day, providing a spectacular night along the Catania coast. The opening of a new series of fractures in…
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This time, it seems to have really started. On the morning of Sunday, July 5, 2026, around 9:00 a.m., a tall column of ash rose from the summit of Mount Etna, surprising all…
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What's happening to the Voragine? This is the question we're all wondering about—ordinary citizens, tourists, and experts—when we gaze at the summit of Etna. Its highest peak, the Voragine crater, which has broken a…
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Mount Etna's new eruption appears to have begun in the early afternoon of June 26, 2026, when a slow lava flow began moving toward the Valle del Leone from a fracture that opened…
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June 21st should be a date to celebrate in Sicily. Or at least in the Catania area. In fact, on June 21, 2013—thirteen years ago— Mount Etna was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage…
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The Lava Man climbed anyway. Despite the warnings, the alerts, the doubts. He ascended and descended at the right times, without risking even a second. Just a couple of hours later, the crater of…
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Mount Etna is an ever-evolving mystery. One of the most interesting volcanoes in the world, it never ceases to amaze. This has been said time and again by the same Catania volcanologists who know…
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There are places in Sicily where all tourists want to go. Famous, beautiful locations, with dreamy sea views or spectacular lava landscapes. Who wouldn't pay a fortune for a vacation in Aci Trezza or…
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