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Short update - Mt Etna, Sicily - 16.02.2025
Strong explosive activity at Mt Etna's Southeast Crater produced a lot of ash today. It travelled south/southeast and caused many flight cancellations at Catania International Airport. Meanwhile, the front of the lava flow is now moving at an altitude of about 1900 m in the Galvarina area, below Monte Pecoraro. It is not far from the forest track.
In this INGV photo, which was taken on the evening of 16 February from Piedimonte Etneo (north of Etna), you can see the ash clouds rising from the old area of the Southeast Crater and moving southeast in the left half of the photo. To the right is the Central Crater cone:
