Topic: Spectacular Eruptions of Mt. Etna in Sicily from Space and Earth

[sam]

Spectacular eruptions from Mt Etna are spewing massive quantities of lava, smoke and ash many hundreds of meters high into the skies above Sicily. Mt Etna is the most active volcano in Europe and one of the most active on all of Earth. The volcano rumbled to life again this week on the evening of January 12, 2011 and lit up the night sky. Mt Etna is 3350 meters high and located on the northeast coast of Sicily near the boot of Italy (see above, below).

http://www.universetoday.com/82516/spectacular-eruptions-of-mt-etna-in-sicily-from-space-and-earth/

[Simon]

Spectacular!  But I wouldn't want to be living near it.