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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

Volcanic plumes, clouds, and snow cover the summit of Sicily’s Mount Etna.

Published Apr 2, 2013

Atmosphere Land Volcanoes

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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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

Land Volcanoes

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

Volcanoes

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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