Mt Etna

Mount Etna eruption sends lava and ash into air over Sicily

Volcano's latest eruption causes airspace over southern Italian island to close briefly, say officials

This footage is from February

 

the Guardian,

26 October, 2013

Europe's tallest and most active volcano Mount Etna erupted on Saturday, spewing glowing lava into the air and sending a vast plume of smoke over the southern Italian island of Sicily.

The eruption did not require any mountain villages to be evacuated or cause significant disruption, though airspace over Sicily was briefly closed on Saturday morning, according to Catania airport.

The volcano is in almost constant activity, although the last major eruption was in 1992. The latest eruption was preceded by a series of underground tremors on Friday.

Mt Etna

Italy’s Mount Etna volcano erupts again in dramatic fashion, lighting up the night sky

Roads close to the volcano were covered with volcanic stones and ash after Mount Etna erupted on Tuesday night.

The Telegraph,

6 March, 2013

Mount Etna, Europe's highest active volcano sent plumes of ash and lava into the night sky on the island of Sicily.

Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology has recently registered increased explosive activity by the volcano, Italy's Civil Protection agency said.

There are several inhabited villages on the slopes of Mount Etna.

Eruptions are not infrequent, and Italian airliners sometimes have to alter their routes to avoid flying through ash clouds.

Tuesday's eruption did not cause any interruption to air traffic at the airport serving the nearby town of Catania, according to reports