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Steaming Mount Etna
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Steaming Mount Etna

Even in the absence of an eruption, there are signs of activity at the summit of Mount Etna.

Published Oct 1, 2010

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Lava Flows and Volcanic Plume on Etna
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Lava Flows and Volcanic Plume on Etna

Mount Etna&rsquos;s 13th paroxysm of 2011 created lava flows and a volcanic plume.

Published Sep 13, 2011

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Mount Etna
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Mount Etna

Ash and gas presage a paroxysm (small eruption) at Italy’s Mount Etna

Published Apr 28, 2013

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Quiescent Mount Etna
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Quiescent Mount Etna

A thin ribbon of lava is all that remains on the summit of Mount Etna after a recent spurt of volcanic activity.

Published Apr 25, 2011

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Paroxysm at Mount Etna
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Paroxysm at Mount Etna

On August 12, 2011, Etna had its tenth paroxysm of the year, spewing a thick white plume of gas and ash into the air.

Published Aug 12, 2011

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Volcanic Plumes Tower over Mount Etna
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Volcanic Plumes Tower over Mount Etna

Complex volcanic plumbing produced two distinct plumes above Europe’s most active volcano.

Published Nov 6, 2013

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Mount Etna
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Mount Etna

Rivers of black lava snake over the snow-covered slopes of Mount Etna.

Published Dec 17, 2013

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Mount Etna, Not Quite Restful
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Mount Etna, Not Quite Restful

Relatively quiet since its last paroxysm on April 24, 2012, Mount Etna still emits a lively, blue-tinted plume.

Published Jun 28, 2012

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Mount Etna Erupts
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Mount Etna Erupts

In December 2015, Europe’s largest and most active volcano rumbled with tremors, spewed ash, and spit lava into the Sicilian night.

Published Dec 3, 2015

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Mount Etna Gears Up
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Mount Etna Gears Up

Ash emissions and explosions at the Sicilian volcano marked the start of a new paroxysm.

Published Jan 28, 2014

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Activity at Mt. Etna
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Activity at Mt. Etna

In mid-January 2011, Europe’s largest and most active volcano, Mount Etna, rumbled with new energy and lit up the Sicilian night with a fountain of lava.

Published Jan 15, 2011

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Etna Erupts
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Etna Erupts

The volcano produced streams of lava in March 2017.

Published Mar 23, 2017

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Mount Etna
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Mount Etna

Continuing paroxysms on Mount Etna have covered its southeastern slopes in a layer of volcanic debris.

Published Mar 25, 2013

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