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Mt Etna, a new paroxysm and lava flows

Posted on 19/01/2021 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

On January 18th around 9:30 pm Mt. Etna surprises everyone once again and kicks off yet another unexpected paroxysm. Or rather, the volcanologists knew it would come, but the people did not. It all seemed relatively calm, with the South East crater which – after so many days of Strombolian emissions – looked meek tonight. […]

The Sella Crater, new restless vent of Etna

Posted on 11/01/2021 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna started a new “show” between November 2020 and January 2021, as usual in a unique and charming way. It was another surprise, with phenomena and situations that attracted scientists and tourists with one question only: what is the volcano planning to do? What we know for sure is that, at the moment, all […]

Discovering Caltagirone with us

Posted on 04/01/2021 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

The world knows and loves Caltagirone. This is the “city of ceramics” and not just for tourist purposes. In Caltagirone, ceramics making is a very old handicraft, known long time before the Greek era. Thanks to the clay soil of the hills all around, there has always been a large production of ceramic vases, tiles, […]

Etna Current Eruption 2020

Posted on 14/12/2020 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

The eruption on Saint Lucy’s Night started as a surprise, for many people who were looking at it from home. It was not a surprise for the “insiders”. The experts volcanologists in fact had been monitoring the tremors since afternoon of December 13th. As the clouds opened, at 11:30 pm, the whole Eastern Sicily could […]

Mt. Etna, new eruption of South East Crater

Posted on 06/12/2020 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

Something is changing to south east! From the end of November, the explosive activity that has now characterized the summit of Mt. Etna for almost one year has intensified. It is now involving also the youngest of the five craters. Or we should say four, as something is really going on up there. In fact, […]