Etna erupts again

[housewolf]

Etna erupts again

Jan 9, 2005





Mount Etna in Sicily has begun spitting fire and ash in its first volcanic activity recorded in more than a year.

The fissure opened up in a previous crater on the southeastern slope, 700 metres below the summit, spewing lava and a cloud of black smoke.

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http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_world_story_skin/467846%3fformat=html

[aquart]

1. Busy, busy under the earth.

Gonna be a fun century.

[burrowowl]

2. Etna is always acting up

It's a warm-blooded latin oops Scilian thing to do. Ware the Volcanoe Mafia!

[daleo]

3. Yes, I believe it depends on the composition of the magma

Some volcanoes erupt rarely, but very explosively (e.g. Mt. St. Helens), while others erupt fairly frequently but not that dramatically (such as Etna). I think it depends on the viscosity of the rock and the amount of gas that can be trapped.

Although Etna has been variable throughout history.

http://boris.vulcanoetna.com/ETNA_blow.html

[kedrys]

4. Earth to humans...

'bout to shake you off like a bad case of fleas. Stay tuned. More fun weather/cataclysms/mass deaths on the way. Don't miss it.