Mount Etna Erupts Again!

Watching from afar, you see a large river of red flowing from the mountains. Wait, is that lava? You have just witnessed an eruption from Europe’s most active volcano, Mount Etna. On the island of Sicily, just off the coast of Italy, Etna erupts several times a year, sometimes even twice within a month.

Mount Etna just had yet another eruption. During the night, people miles away witnessed a bright orange glow coming from the volcano. Scientists have observed increased activity in recent times, though the eruptions rarely ever end up as a disaster.

According to the undefined, “Smoke was also spotted coming from the mountain and officials have raised the alert level for the volcano from green to yellow.” There was a lava flow on the east side of the mountain as well.

The volcano has been erupting for 500,000 years, but the largest ever recorded eruption was in 1669 when it had big eruptions for over a week, and took four months to quiet down.

Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013, it is one of the most famous volcanos to ever exist, partly due to its size. In fact, it is so large it can be seen from every part of Sicily. It’s base is 100 miles wide, and it stands at around 3,400 meters tall although the height varies time to time due to lava and ash piling up and cooling.

While Mount Etna continues to erupt, visitors are reminded not to go too close to the mountain. Mount Etna is increasing in eruption active, and in the future, there may be explosions and more lava.