There She Blows! Italy's Mount Etna Erupts

[Judi Lynn]

There She Blows! Italy's Mount Etna Erupts
By Denise Chow, Assistant Managing Editor | February 28, 2017 12:32pm ET






Mount Etna, the largest active volcano in Italy, erupted yesterday (Feb. 27) for the first time this year, spewing fountains of bright orange lava toward the night skies over Sicily, according to news reports.

The spectacular eruption began Monday evening, but activity at the volcano has since quelled, reported Reuters. The fiery explosion could be seen in the nearby town of Catania, though the local airport remained open and is operating as usual today, reported the Associated Press (AP). Authorities are tracking the eruption, and the resulting ash cloud, but they reported no immediate danger for the various towns and resorts in the area, according to the AP.

Mount Etna is located near the eastern coast of the island of Sicily, and is almost constantly belching gas or lava. The famously active volcano is 10,900 feet (3,329 meters) tall, making it the tallest volcano in Europe.

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[shenmue]

1. Kaboom!

[CanonRay]

2. I should be there!

[ornotna]

3. Nice picture

At least Etna doesn't have the population density around it like Vesuvius.

[CTyankee]

4. I went up Mt. Etna when I was in Sicily last year. It was interesting. It was kind of a challenge...

as we got closer and closer to the top the green foliage went away and we only saw a few lonely flowers. It inspired me to write a poem about "flowers on Mt. Etna" meaning a kind of impossible happening and how inspiring that there was this "hope" out there.

It is good that Etna is an active volcano, unlike Vesuvius, which alluva sudden went kerfluey. Etna spews and gets rid of its buildup...

[AllaN01Bear]

5. BUrrrrp