Etna volcano eruption in Sicily: lava fountains shoot into the sky - spectacular pictures published
Created: 02/11/2022, 09:08
By: Martina Lippl
Spectacular Etna eruption: Lava fountains from around 500 meters high lit up the night sky for hours.
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Lava fountains shoot 500 meters into the dark night sky.
After a quiet phase, Mount Etna in Sicily has erupted again.
Catania – Mount Etna spews ash and lava.
The volcano on the Italian island of Sicily has erupted again.
Lava fountains lit up the night sky for hours.
An ash column with numerous volcanic flashes reached a height of about 10 kilometers.
Etna: Several lava flows flow into the valley
The first lava fountain from the southeast crater was observed around 8:51 p.m. on Thursday evening.
Then a total of three lava flows rolled down the mountain, tweeted the Italian L'Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV).
In addition to ash and gases, the institute warned of dangerous rock fragments - pyroclastic material.
The crater area is at an altitude of about 2,900 to 3,000 meters above sea level.
The INGV has issued a red alert flight warning due to the current activity.
However, the volcanic eruption has had no impact on Catania Airport.
Operations continue as normal there.
In the meantime the lava fountain has gone out.
The eruption cloud, which is about eight kilometers high and emanates from the crater, has spread over the western sector of the volcano, reports the Italian news agency
ansa.it
.
Etna - the most active volcano in Europe
It is a natural spectacle when Mount Etna haunts fire and ash and glowing lava flows over the mountain into the valley.
Photos from an eruption - especially at night - are impressive.
The Etna volcano on the island of Sicily is the most active in Europe.
Researchers are watching him very closely.
Shorter outbreaks occur every few weeks.
Lava bubbles explode on the surface.
According to experts, this is a common and harmless phenomenon.
Mount Etna itself is over 3,300 meters high and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The name Etna comes from the Greek "Aitne" and means: "I am burning".
Etna volcano last erupted in Sicily on October 23, 2021.
In February 2021, an Etna eruption made for spectacular images.
Users shared photos and videos of the natural spectacle on social networks.
In 2018, a series of earthquakes around the volcano rocked Sicily.
The extent of the destruction was enormous.
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