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The highest in Europe activated on the island of Sicily volcano. According to the Associated Press, the awakened volcano spews a huge amount of lava and black smoke to a height of a kilometer.
So, according to the local seismological service, the awakened volcano Etna throws a huge amount of ash, pillars of heated lava to a kilometer high. Ash and lava activity occurs mostly in a new crater volcano. The crater is located at an altitude of about 3 thousand meters.
The eruption of the highest volcano
According to seismological service, the nature of the ongoing eruption of Mount Etna is constantly changing, so from a more moderate state in which lava flows pour on crater surface as well as gradual slow release gases to an explosive nature. Volcanic activity at the very soon, according to local experts seismological service may rise. Next to the erupting Etna is located at the airport, but at the moment the ash and lava emissions recorded by the seismological service do not interfere with his work.
Recall that in the past 2012, the volcano Etna “woke up” eight times in a row. So, the last volcanic eruption was registered by the seismological service on July 30. As a result none of the local residents was injured during the eruption. The ash ejected by the crater of the volcano is subsequently weakened as “black snow” in the nearby cities of the island of Sicily.
Initially, many experts expressed concerns regarding that you may have to close the airport located next to the volcano. Also, specialists from the National University volcanology and geophysics of Italy continue to this day observations behind the activity of the volcano.
Etna Volcano is the largest active volcano on territory of Europe, as well as one of the key attractions islands of sicily. Hundreds of thousands of tourists arrive on the island every year. look at all the power and strength of this volcano.
It is worth noting that one of the most powerful ever Etna’s recorded human eruptions occurred in December 2002 So, on that fateful day 32 tourists suffered, including also three firefighters and one carabinier, experts say section “Italy News” of the magazine for investors “Exchange leader”.
Dangerous neighbor
Many fire and rescue teams were forced to retreat in front of the power of a volcano in order to prevent destruction popular among tourists camp “Sapienza”. Same day by Etna’s strong eruption was temporarily closed international airport in the city of Catania.
According to local seismological specialists departments, this volcano erupts quite often: on average, for one month Etna can erupt about three times, but at the same time damage to nearby settlements brings quite rarely, about once every 150 years. The slopes of the volcano are quite populated, there is good fertile soil, and the locals have long been accustomed to the ashen soul.
In all the history of its existence, Mount Etna erupted at least 200 times, the height of the volcano for this reason constantly changing. Today the highest mountain in Italy has a height of about 3329 above sea level. On the volcano is present 200 to 400 craters, experts say the Italian News section Investor Magazine “Market Leader”.
The violent activity of Mount Etna leads to the fact that the top a small underwater volcano, local experts say seismological department, then shown above sea level, then on the contrary falls under water. This phenomenon occurs with Etna only every few centuries. On that fateful day of 2002, employees the seismological department found that a similar phenomenon began its manifestation, so the top of the crater rose to a level of 6 meters, instead of the constant eight.
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