U.S. tourist killed by lightning strike on Italy's Mount Etna
An American man hiking up Italy's active Mount Etna volcano was killed by a lightning strike, apparently while walking in a closed off area.
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An American man hiking up Italy's active Mount Etna volcano was killed by a lightning strike, apparently while walking in a closed off area.
Italy's Mount Etna erupted Monday. While the ash plume reached more than 21,000 feet in the air, authorities said the lava stayed contained inside the summit area, and there was no danger to the local population.
Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna on Sicily, is erupting again, sending tourists running away from a huge plume of ash and smoke in the air and lava flowing down its slope.
Mount Etna erupted on Monday on the Italian island of Sicily, spewing ash and lava into the air, Italy's volcano monitoring body said. Videos captured the spectacular eruption, showing plumes of ash filling the sky.
A 55-year-old American tourist died after taking ill during an excursion on the southern side of Mount Etna, in Sicily, Italy's alpine rescue service said Friday.
One volcanologist said Mount Etna was spewing "unprecedented quantities" of the volcanic vortex rings – potentially because of "so much bad news" happening lately.
Rare pink volcanic vortex rings were seen spewing out of Italy’s Mount Etna volcano. Such an occurrence can only happen when gas bubbles release gas quickly and from a specifically shaped vent, researchers say.
Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, erupted yet again this week, spewing ash and lava down its slopes in Sicily. Etna has erupted multiple times in recent years.
Sizzling-hot lava flows from Italy's Mount Etna in up-close footage captured Tuesday.
Italy’s Mount Etna spews red-hot lava into the night sky as Italian authorities raised volcanic activity alert levels “yellow” Friday.
An expert said that such volcanic storms are rare but can happen in particularly violent eruptions.