Sicily’s Etna Wakes Up for the Summer With a New Eruption

It's the second eruption from Etna this year.

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By Erik Klemetti
Jun 4, 2019 10:34 PMFeb 22, 2020 4:10 AM
Etna Eruption, May 2019 - Giuseppe Distefano
Spattering lava during the recent eruption at Etna in Italy, seen on May 30, 2019. (Credit: Giuseppe Distefano, used by permission)

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On Sicily’s western coast, the volcano Etna decided to bring the heat for the start of summer. After a fairly quiet few months, the volcano roared back over the weekend with explosions, new fissures and long lava flows. Etna watchers will be keeping on eye on the volcano to see if this is the start of a set of major eruptions like we saw in 2013.

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