Short Update - Mt Etna, Sicily - 08.07.24
During the first few days of July, the Strombolian activity in Etna's Voragine summit crater continued to intensify and the tremor reached a high level. On 4 July, the activity increased to the emission of lava fountains, which generated a high eruption column. Ash fell on the south-east flank of Etna and also reached the city Catania. Activity in the Voragine ended in the early hours of 5 July.
On 6 July, mild Strombolian activity began again in the Voragine. During the night of 7 July, this increased to the release of lava fountains. The eruption column was bent to the east and there was rain of ash from Zafferana to Giarre. At the same time, a lava flow was emitted from the summit crater Bocca Nuova, which flowed down the Central Crater cone in a westerly direction. The paroxysm ended in the morning, but there were further ash emissions until the evening.
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Some pictures I took in the morning on the south flank at 1900 m...
