Etna exploded! Spectacular eruption of Mount Etna in Italy today!

Today, September 21, after the recent events in the Canary Islands, Mount Etna on the Italian island of Sicily is already erupting, throwing ash and lava into the sky. Volcanic activity began at about a.m. with the release of ash, and after 40 minutes there was renewed activity in the southeastern crater, the most active of the last eruptions of Etna. The eruptive cloud, formed as a result of current activity, has reached a height of 9 kilometers, it can be seen from the cities of Catania and Taormina. According to the forecast model, it dissipates in the east-northeast direction. Meanwhile, the increase in the average amplitude of volcanic shocks continues with a tendency to further increase, the onset of which coincided with the onset of infrasonic activity. The center of the focus of the earthquake is located in the southeastern part of the crater at an altitude of about 2900 to 3000 meters above sea level. Although a flight warning has been issued, the current activity of the volcano does not current
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