Italy: Activity Of Etna Volcano Continues

On the Italian island of Sicily, one of the most active volcanoes in Europe – Etna

again woke up.

volcanic activity observed in recent weeks on the Etna volcano, the height of which is about 3300 meters above sea level, continues.

According to the observatory at the National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology of Italy (INGV), one of the craters of Etna – “Vouragin”, where activity has recently been observed, the night and lava,

, once again, began to erupt the night before.

Lava flows were observed on the slopes of the volcano, the emission of the ash reached a height of about 6 km.

Against the backdrop of volcanic activity in the Crater “Vouragin” temporarily suspended excursion activities at a point of 2500 meters above sea level and above the Etna volcano.

Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe. Due to frequent eruptions, its height is constantly changing.

According to the information provided by INGV on July 10, due to the end of the end of June volcanic activity, the height of Etna above sea level increased. In particular, due to the accumulated lava, the height of the Crater “Vouragin” reached 3,369 meters above the sea level, thus becoming the highest point of the volcano.

After the volcano threw a powerful column of ash and lava in December 2023, he was silent until July of this year.