Klaus Dorschfeldt, alias KdEtna, the Sicilian video maker, has compiled a number of his best shots of his earlier Etna eruptions videos into a new video. The eruptions are from early 2011 until September 2011.
Enjoy these beautiful images of 9 months Etna eruptions / paroxysms:
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