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
Relatively quiet since its last paroxysm on April 24, 2012, Mount Etna still emits a lively, blue-tinted plume.
Published Jun 28, 2012
Ash and gas presage a paroxysm (small eruption) at Italy’s Mount Etna
Published Apr 28, 2013
Rivers of black lava snake over the snow-covered slopes of Mount Etna.
Published Dec 17, 2013
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
Even in the absence of an eruption, there are signs of activity at the summit of Mount Etna.
Published Oct 1, 2010
On October 28, 2005, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying onboard the Terra satellite captured this image as Mount Etna emitted a faint plume of volcanic ash that blew westward away from the summit.
Published Oct 31, 2005
Hot lava is visible at the summit of Sicily's Mount Etna during a recent bout of activity.
Published Mar 16, 2017
