Mount Etna erupts, spewing lava into Sicilian sky (Video)
Mount Etna erupts, spewing lava into Sicilian sky (Video)

Mount Etna erupts, spewing lava into Sicilian sky (Watch)

Mount Etna, a volcano in Sicily, erupted on Saturday morning.

Europe’s highest active volcano, Mount Etna in Sicily, erupted on Saturday, a week after researchers detected an increase in volcanic tremors.

The powerful eruption was caught on camera by local journalist Turi Caggegi. The video shows ash and smoke bursting hundreds of metres into the air as lava gurgles from the summit.

Mount Etna is the largest active volcano in Europe. It has an elliptical base (38 x 47 km) and a maximum elevation of about 3350 m. The volcano dominates the landscape of NE Sicily, Italy. The first eruptions at Etna occurred 500,000 years ago.

Mount Etna has the longest period of documented eruptions in the world. Etna is noted for the wide variety of eruption styles. The volcano is at its most spectacular when when both summit and flank eruptions occur simultaneously.

Agencies/Canadajournal




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