Eruption Archives

Mount Etna’s brand new eruptive situation

Posted on 24/05/2021 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

Volcanologists had said it right away, when the volcano seemed to fall asleep in April. Mount Etna activity is not over, it is only on hiatus for some time. How much time? It is not known, it is the volcano that decides, as it always has. And in fact, after two months of apparent stillness […]

Mount Etna’s new eruption “greets” singer Franco Battiato

Posted on 19/05/2021 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

The dawn of May 19th on Mount Etna started with a weird eruption. Not even volcanologists expected it, it came so suddenly and almost without any warning signal. As the note released by Dr. Boris Behncke of the INGV indicates: “A completely unexpected and slightly different episode of lava fountains. Surprisingly, around midnight (local time) […]

Mount Etna’s lava, a unique rock

Posted on 03/05/2021 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

First of all, we must say that there is no single type of lava from Mt. Etna. Or rather, over the millennia this material has changed constantly. It depends on the development of the volcano and the point – in the depth of the earth’s crust – from which the magma was taken. Mount Etna […]

INGV, the prestigious institute supervising Etna

Posted on 19/04/2021 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology – INGV – is the Italian board for the study, monitoring and information about the territory and volcanoes. A very useful institute for Italy which in fact is a huge source of geologic, seismic and volcanic events. It offers reasons for the research all the time and everywhere. […]

Are Mount Etna and the mud volcanoes of Paternò connected?

Posted on 05/04/2021 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

They are one of the most interesting sites of Sicily, though also one of the less promoted! The Salinelle, the mud volcanoes of Paternò, are everywhere on that territory. The larger ones rise close to the city stadium, others are in the areas of river Simeto (Salinelle del Fiume) and San Biagio hamlet. And Mount […]