14th paroxysm of SE crater of Etna in progress

14th paroxysm of SE crater of Etna in progress

The 14th paroxysm of Etna’s New SE crater is in progress. Bad weather conditions hide the eruption, but the seismic signals of INGV Catania show that a major eruptive episode is occurring. Since 9am, volcanic tremor has been gradually increasing to (at the moment) 30+

Etna volcano Sicily, Italy – Compilation video of 4 months eruptions

Etna volcano Sicily, Italy – Compilation video of 4 months eruptions

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 /

A new paroxysm from the “New SE crater” of Etna is occurring

A new paroxysm from the “New SE crater” of Etna is occurring

A new paroxysm (nr 9 in 2011) from the “New SE crater” of Etna is occurring at the time of writing. Following a brief period of intermittent weak explosions starting mid-day today, strombolian activity started to increase sharply the evening of 5 August; activity has