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Activity at Mt. Etna
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Activity at Mt. Etna

Italy’s Mt. Etna unleashed a spasm of volcanic activity on April 10, 2011. Ash, lava, and gas were all released from the episode which lasted through the course of the day.

Published Apr 14, 2011

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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, 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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The Continuing Eruption of Mt. Etna
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The Continuing Eruption of Mt. Etna

Located near the east coast of Italy’s province of Sicily, Mount Etna is Europe’s most active volcano and is one of the world’s largest continental volcanoes. Among all the world’s volcanoes, Mount Etna has the longest recorded history of eruptions, dating back to 1500 B.C. Since then, the volcano has erupted about 200 times and has been very active in recent decades.

Published Jul 23, 2001

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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
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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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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

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

Published Dec 17, 2013

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Mount Etna Boils Over
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Mount Etna Boils Over

After maintaining a low simmer for 10 months, Italy’s Etna Volcano boiled over in early February, with three outbursts in 36 hours.

Published Feb 22, 2013

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Fresh Lava Flows on Anak Krakatau
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Fresh Lava Flows on Anak Krakatau

Although most of Krakatau disappeared in the gigantic eruption of 1883, the volcano lives on in the frequent eruptions of Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatau).

Published Sep 5, 2012

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