Two Active Volcanoes Erupt in Italy, Spewing Ash and Lava into the Sky
Mount Etna and Mount Stromboli, two active volcanoes located in Italy, have both experienced significant eruptions in recent days. The eruptions have resulted in ash clouds reaching high altitudes and lava flowing into the sea.
Mount Etna Eruption: A Dazzling Display of Lava and Ash
On July 5, Mount Etna in Sicily experienced a dazzling eruption, with a lava fountain surging out of the crater and sending a glowing burst of orange out of the volcano. The ash clouds from Mount Etna reached nearly 15,000 feet into the air and caused Catania airport to shut down due to an unusable runway.
Residents near Mount Etna were seen sweeping thick layers of ash off streets and sidewalks. Stromboli volcano nearby in the Aeolian Islands also experienced intense activity, with huge clouds of ash and debris falling into the sea. Authorities evaluated the possibility of a tsunami caused by large amounts of lava falling into the sea from Stromboli volcano.
No injuries have been reported from either Mount Etna or Stromboli eruptions.
Mount Etna, which is known to be active and regularly erupt, had been dormant in the crater from which the lava fountain burst out for about four years before the explosion on July 5.
Mount Stromboli: Renowned for Regular Eruptions and Known as ‘the Lighthouse of the Mediterranean’
Mount Stromboli, located in the Aeolian Islands, has intensified volcanic activity and is currently erupting. The ash plume from Mount Stromboli is estimated to reach an altitude of 2000m. Lava flowed from Mount Stromboli into the sea along Sciara del Fuaco.
Mount Stromboli is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, renowned for its regular eruptions and known as ‘the Lighthouse of the Mediterranean’. The area of Mount Stromboli is 12.6 square kilometres.
Both volcanoes are barely 180km away from each other.
Italy's Civil Protection agency raised the alert level in the area from green to yellow due to Mount Etna's eruption.
