Mount Etna Eruption of 2007

Here the chronology of the latest news about the Mount Etna Eruption of 2008.

Catania (Italy), May 10 - Experts noted violent strombolian activities but no danger to home. Mount Etna is erupting again, a new eruption from the south-east crater expected by a strong strombolian activity with emission of ash and lava. The lavish activity of the lava flows arrives to the base of the crater. The volcano launches incandescent lava fountains high hundreds of meters. The eruption is constantly under the control of the “Civil Protection” and the Institute of geophysics and volcanology of Catania. They do not report threats to the towns. Catania (Italy), May 13 - Etna back to tremble A new jolt of magnitude 3.8, was recorded at 11:28 on the Etna in the same area affected by the swarm of seismic fault of Pernicana. The epicentre, found at a depth of 200 meters by the experts of the Catania Ingv. There are no damage to property or people. Was registered a swarm of seismic events with average energy around Pineda Ragabo, on the Pernicana fault in the territory of Linguaglossa. The greatest shock was magnitude of 3.4. Data suggest the rising magna incandescent conducted in Etna there may be a possible new lavish phase. Catania (Italy), May 15 – Etna Eruption: more eruptive activity, the castings are still fired Continues the Etna eruption, which remains confined within the Valle del Bove. And what emerges from a survey done by the experts of Catania Ingv with a helicopter of the Civil Protection. There is a lavish activity with lava emissions to between 2.600-2.750 meters high on the western side of the Bove Valley . The flows reach the bottom of the valley between Monti Centenari and Monte Simon, where form a vast lava field until Rocca Musarra. The maximum lava flows at nearly 6 km. The situation is constantly followed by the trading desk of the Department of Civil Protection. More about Mount Etna from Wikipedia.org Mount Etna (also known as Muncibeddu in Sicilian and Mongibello in Italian, a combination of Latin mons and Arabic gibel, both meaning mountain[2], in Latin, Aetna) is an active volcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. Its Arabic name was Jebel Utlamat (the Mountain of Fire). It is the largest active volcano in Europe, currently standing about 3,326 m (10,910 ft) high, though it should be noted that this varies with summit eruptions; the mountain is 21.6 m (71 ft) lower now than it was in 1865. It is the highest mountain in Italy south of the Alps. Etna covers an area of 1,190 km² (460 sq mi) with a basal circumference of 140 km. This makes it by far the largest of the three active volcanoes in Italy, being about two and a half times the height of the next largest, Mount Vesuvius. Mount Etna is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and is in an almost constant state of eruption. The fertile volcanic soils support extensive agriculture, with vineyards and orchards spread across the lower slopes of the mountain and the broad Plain of Catania to the south. Due to its history of recent activity and nearby population, Mount Etna has been designated a Decade Volcano by the United Nations.

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