Etna: Life beneath the volcanic dust of repeated eruptions
Three weeks of spectacular blasts have amazed onlookers – but caused untold damage for Sicilians. …
Every so often, the volcano’s four main craters awake with intense, simultaneous blasts. These episodes create a spectacular natural firework display, replete with bubbles, fountains and flows of lava. Within minutes, neighbouring towns and villages are showered with flakes of ash and other debris.