New Vent Erupts Lava and Ash on Italy's Etna

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By Erik Klemetti
Dec 24, 2018 2:14 PMOct 22, 2019 2:00 PM
The ash plume from Etna in Italy seen from the Catania Airport.
The ash plume from Etna in Italy seen from the Catania Airport.

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A new vent opened today on Etna in Sicily with lava flows and an ash plume from the new vent near the Southeast Crater. The eruption started after over 100 earthquakes up to M4 rattled the volcano on December 24. People (mostly skiers) on the volcano were evacuated as the eruption began. The ash plume from the eruption prompted the airspace around Catania to close as well. From the look of the ash plume, some is being produced by the eruption but part of the plume may be coming from the interaction of lava and snow on the slopes of the volcano.

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