Mount Etna illuminates night sky with 1,500-metre lava fountain

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Mount Etna’s spectacular eruptions reached a peak on Monday when the volcano’s lava fountains soared to 1,500 metres – a display described by one expert as “one of the most striking in the last few decades”.

Europe’s most active volcano has been on explosive form in recent weeks, spewing incandescent magma and a copious shower of ash, reaching as far as Catania.

“Etna is putting on a show these days,” said Marco Neri, an expert in volcanology and a member of INGV, the Italian national institute for geophysics and volcanology.

“This is certainly the strongest explosion in the southern crater that was discovered in 1971. We have not seen such high explosions for years but at the moment there is no risk to the population, apart from the smoke that can create breathing problems for a few hours, and the ash that covers buildings and streets.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/23/mount-etna-lava-fountain-explosion-volcano-europe-active

Edited February 23 by FfFfFfFF

[River 53,027]

f-cking amazing

[Poissonche 12,288]

I'm dedicating this to everyone saying lava lamps are out of date 

[TheSlash 11,055]

As life threatening as it is for us, this looks absolutely stunning  . I said it once and I'll say it again: Nature doesn't need us  

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Stunning tbh, I loooovve the smoke plume picture 

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This is real life art.