Ash and gas presage a paroxysm (small eruption) at Italy’s Mount Etna
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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.
Land Volcanoes
Rivers of black lava snake over the snow-covered slopes of 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.
Atmosphere Land Volcanoes
Two of the three summit craters on Mount Etna emit volcanic gases.
Relatively quiet since its last paroxysm on April 24, 2012, Mount Etna still emits a lively, blue-tinted plume.
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Even in the absence of an eruption, there are signs of activity at the summit of Mount Etna.
The volcano produced streams of lava in March 2017.
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In December 2015, Europe’s largest and most active volcano rumbled with tremors, spewed ash, and spit lava into the Sicilian night.
Atmosphere Heat Land Volcanoes
Mount Etna&rsquos;s 13th paroxysm of 2011 created lava flows and a volcanic plume.
Acquired June 4,2010, this natural-color image shows the ash-striped, snow-capped summit of Cleveland Volcano nearly surrounded by clouds.
Complex volcanic plumbing produced two distinct plumes above Europe’s most active volcano.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Volcanoes
Ash emissions and explosions at the Sicilian volcano marked the start of a new paroxysm.
A thin ribbon of lava is all that remains on the summit of Mount Etna after a recent spurt of volcanic activity.