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Travellers using Catania airport - Sicily’s largest - are facing severe delays and cancellations thanks to Mount Etna’s latest eruption. The active volcano, Europe’s highest, has seen significantly increased activity over the past week. Stromboli, on the nearby Aeolian island, could also erupt imminently. The Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia in Catania has reported that ash emanating from Mount Etna has reached a staggering 4.35 kilometres into the air. As a result, much of the airspace near the volcano was forced to close to passenger aircraft. That means that the number of arri...
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Italy’s Mount Etna erupted with a spectacular display of lava and ash earlier this week. The volcano is situated on the island of Sicily and the eruption caused Italy’s Civil Protection agency to raise the alert level in the area from green to yellow. Lava flowed down the sides of Mount Etna which is around 3,300 metres high. Watch the video in the player above.
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A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Wednesday for the fifth time since December, spewing red lava that once again threatened the coastal town of Grindavik and led to the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa. The eruption began in the early afternoon after a series of earthquakes struck north of the town, which had already evacuated most of its 3,800 residents in December during the volcano's initial eruption.
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A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Wednesday, spewing lava 45 metres into the sky and triggering the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa. The eruption began in the early afternoon following a series of earthquakes north of Grindavik, a coastal town of 3,800 people that was also evacuated. It was triggered after a series of earthquakes north of the coastal town of Grindavik. Its population of 3,800 people were also evacuated. Iceland volcano 2024: Is it safe to travel and is the eruption affecting flights?Iceland, which sits above a volcanic hot spot in the North Atlanti...
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An area of southern Italy near Naples has been experiencing a surge in seismic activity this week. Campi Flegrei (Phlegraean Fields) is a volcanic caldera near Naples, Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii. The volatile landscape has been shaken by a series of earthquake in the last few days. Hundreds of residents and the inmates of a women’s prison in the seaside town of Pozzuoli were evacuated on Tuesday. Schools are currently closed until Friday. The government has earmarked €500 million for evacuations and safety interventions such as strengthening buildings. If you are visiting Naples or the surroun...
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A stunning timelapse video shows a volcano in southwestern Iceland erupting with the Northern lights accompanying it. The volcano has been sending lava towards the nearby fishing town of Grindavik, about 50 kilometres southwest of Reykjavik, Iceland’s capital. Iceland, which sits above a volcanic hot spot in the North Atlantic, sees regular eruptions and is highly experienced at dealing with them.
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A volcano in Iceland that has erupted multiple times since December continued to spew out lava on Tuesday. The crater concerned is located a few kilometres northeast of the town of Grindavik. The active lava flow was confined close to the volcanic cone, officials said, at a safe distance from any infrastructure. Iceland's civil defence has lowered the level of alert for the area from emergency level to danger level. Grindavik, a coastal town of 3,800 people about 50 kilometres southwest of Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, was evacuated in November when the Svartsengi volcanic system awakened afte...
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Mount Etna in Sicily has been blowing spectacular ‘smoke rings’ into the sky since Wednesday. The volcano, which towers over the historic port city of Catania, is the largest in Europe and one of the most active in the world. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. The ‘volcanic vortex rings’, a rare phenomenon that is generated by the combination of rapid gas release and the vent shape, spewed out of a new crater that opened on Tuesday on Etna's summit. Boris Behncke, volcanologist at the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Catania Boris, explained in a Facebook post th...
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