Terrible Explosion: A 300 meter high lava fountain from the Etna Volcano sinks the Sicilian Islands

Terrible Explosion: A 300 meter high lava fountain from the Etna Volcano sinks the Sicilian Islands

Mount Etna is showing no sign of slowing down and has erupted for the 13th time in just four weeks on Monday morning. Volcanologists stationed in Sicily watched the volcano belch out smoke and spew fountains of lava several hundred metres high.

Mount Etna has been erupting like clockwork since February 16, raining ash and debris over Sicily's eastern coast. The 10,900ft (3,330m) volcano reared its ugly head again early on Monday, March 15, after three days of relative peace. Activity at the summit picked began on Sunday evening local time before violent lava fountaining - paroxysm - lit up the night sky at about 3am on Monday.

Jets of lava were seen firing out of Etna's new southeast crater in what has been described as "mild strombolian explosions. According to the volcanologists behind Volcano Discovery, the fountaining was preceded by volcanic tremors - a sign of magma pushing to the surface.

[samanthagrettenberger]

the dates seem off. i thought this one erupted on september 19th 2021?