Italy’s Mount Etna, certainly one of Europe’s most energetic volcanoes, is erupting powerfully with lava and ash.
There has been a rise in exercise on the roughly 3,300-meter-high (10,826.77-feet-high) stratovolcano positioned on the island of Sicily over the previous few days, in line with native media studies.
Activity has been noticed significantly within the Voragine crater, which began to erupt strongly with lava and ash. Lava circulation was additionally noticed from the Voragine crater towards one other crater.
According to estimates from the regional workplace of Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) in Catania, the ash emitted from Etna reached roughly 4.5 kilometers (2.7 miles) in peak and moved in a southeast route.
Due to the ash clouds, INGV issued a purple code warning for airplanes passing by the area.
The Civil Protection Department, affiliated with the Prime Minister’s Office, additionally issued a yellow code warning because of the volcanic exercise.
Volcanic exercise comparable to ash and lava eruptions from Etna could possibly be seen from Catania and surrounding cities, and ash was additionally reported to have rained down on Catania.
Mount Etna, the tallest energetic volcano in Europe, final erupted this strongly with ash and lava in December 2023.
Source: www.dailysabah.com