Europe’s tallest active volcano roared as it spewed lava from one of its largest craters.
At around 3000 meters of altitude, the volcano showed off a spectacle of its unusual Strombolian activity with a majestic ‘cascade’ of lava with magma flowing inside the new crater, called ‘Bocca Nuova’ (‘New Mouth’ in Italian).
The Voragine crater of Sicily’s Mount Etna awoke from a four-year silence with vigorous explosions and incandescent shreds coming out from the top of the volcano. The 3,330-metre-high volcano, Europe’s most active, is believed to have the longest documented history of eruptions among all volcanoes — with records dating back to as early as 425 BCE.
Oggi giornata di immagini molto spettacolari dai nostri #vulcani. Ecco con un video di questa mattina dall'Etna: un'intensa attivita' stromboliana al cratere Voragine da un nuovo cono di scorie e alimenta una colata di lava che si tuffa nel cratere di Bocca Nuova.#Etna#INGVpic.twitter.com/zuXVorJGba
WATCH: 🌋The 'Voragine' crater of Italy's Mount Etna was back in action after a four-year period with vigorous explosions and incandescent shreds flying from the top of the volcano pic.twitter.com/nO4AxFJwJs
