June 18, 2025
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Current Context : Recently, Mount Etna produced an explosive eruption and sent a huge ash cloud to about 21,300 feet (6,500 m), smoke and rock fragments into the sky.
About Mount Etna
- Location : Active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy (Metropolitan City of Catania).
- Elevation: ~3,403 m (varies after eruptions). Highest peak in Italy south of the Alps; one of Europe’s most active volcanoes.
- Type: Strombolian—moderately explosive bursts caused by gas pockets rising through magma.
- Geological Significance:
- Age: 350,000–500,000 years.
- UNESCO Heritage: Designated in 2013; eruptive record traced back ~500,000 years with ~2,700 years of documented activity.
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