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The “Kagoshima Method” on Mt Etna: can we do it?

Posted on 06/09/2026 by Grazia Musumeci

What is this mysterious “Kagoshima Method”? And why would it be good to apply it to our volcano Mount Etna, or rather, to everything around it? Does it have anything to do with tourism? The answer to all these questions will emerge as you read this article, but a concrete and valid response should first […]

Riuturi storms: how to face them on Mt Etna

Posted on 30/08/2026 by Grazia Musumeci

<< The word “riuturi” comes from “rivolture, overturning” and indicates the moment when the climate suddenly changes, going from hot to cold, from sun to downpours, from summer to winter. Specifically, the Riuturi can be identified more with the sound of distant thunder than with that of the wind >> . This text explains one […]

Eruption is over: Etna is already planning the next stage

Posted on 24/08/2026 (24/08/2026) by Grazia Musumeci

The good news (for tourism) is that calm has returned to the skies above Etna. Catania airport has reopened and has been operating normally for at least a week. No more roars, clouds of ash, or spectacular lava flows in Valle del Bove. The eruption that began on August 6th seems finally over. If […]

Etna’s August 6th eruption update and overtourism

Posted on 10/08/2026 (10/08/2026) by Grazia Musumeci

Etna’s latest eruption, which began on August 6th and is still ongoing, has become the undisputed spectacle of the summer in Sicily. What seemed like “the usual paroxysm” has now expanded, with two lateral fractures opening at lower altitudes and several rivers of lava flowing rapidly down the valley. Almost five days after the event, […]

Mount Etna’s new eruption: things get complicated

Posted on 08/08/2026 (08/08/2026) by Grazia Musumeci

Things are getting complicated up there on the front of Etna’s new eruption—which began on the morning of August 6th and is still ongoing. Indeed, while the situation was already challenging, with paroxysms at the Voragine crater and the lava flow from there toward the Northeast crater, the opening of a lateral vent around 2,800 […]