Mount Etna

• Mount Etna erupts in show of ash, smoke above Sicily

  The level of alert due to the volcanic activity from Mt. Etna was raised at the Catania airport, but no immediate interruptions were reported.

  World

  Jun 2, 2025
  
• Tourists, skiers are getting too close to Mount Etna’s lava, officials warn

  Authorities in Sicily say tourist vehicles are clogging up streets leading to the volcano, potentially blocking emergency services and rescue efforts.

  World

  Feb 18, 2025
  
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• Italy’s Mount Etna eruption triggered a 4.8 earthquake and injured at least 10

  Italy's Civil Protection officials said the quake, which struck at 3:19 a.m., was part of a swarm of some 1,000 tremors, most of them barely perceptible, linked to Etna's volcanic eruption this week.

  World

  Dec 26, 2018
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• PHOTOS: Europe’s highest, most active volcano erupts in Italy

  Amid the busy holiday season, Mount Etna's eruption led to the closure of Sicily's Catania airport.

  World

  Dec 25, 2018
• Italy’s Mount Etna erupts ash into air prompting airport closure

  No injuries have been reported since the eruption.

  World

  Dec 24, 2018
• WATCH: Mount Etna volcano in Italy erupts, injuring 10

  Sicily's Mount Etna volcano unleashed an explosion Thursday, hurling molten rocks and steam that rained down on tourists, journalists and a scientist who scrambled to escape the barrage. Ten people were reported injured.

  Weather

  Mar 16, 2017
• Italy’s Mount Etna erupts with fiery show of lava

  Bright lava lit up the night sky on the Italian island of Sicily on Monday as Mount Etna erupted for the first time this year.

  World

  Feb 28, 2017
• Watch nighttime eruption of Italy’s Mount Etna volcano

  Italy's Mount Etna volcano put on a spectacular show this week as brilliant orange and red lava spewed into the air giving onlookers an incredible show.

  Science

  May 15, 2015
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• WATCH: Sicily’s Mount Etna continues to erupt

  Europe's most active volcano - Mount Etna, on the Italian island of Sicily - continued to erupt on Monday morning.

  Environment

  Jun 16, 2014
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• WATCH: First Mount Etna eruption of 2014

  Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, erupted again on Sunday, with lava streaming down its sides and smoke rising from the crater.

  Environment

  Jan 26, 2014