quote:Italiaanse vulkaan Etna spuwt opnieuw lava
De vulkaan Etna, de hoogste Europese vulkaan op het Italiaanse eiland Sicilië, is sinds maandagavond aan de zuidoostelijke zijde lava aan het uitstoten.
Het Italiaanse nationale instituut voor geofysica en vulkanologie INGV liet dinsdag weten dat er nog geen gevaar bestaat voor de omgeving. Ook het vliegverkeer op de nabijgelegen luchthaven van Catania zal niet worden gehinderd door as.
De Etna, die op de Werelderfgoedlijst van de UNESCO staat, behoort tot de actiefste vulkanen ter wereld. Er komen voortdurend dampen vrij en er zijn geregeld uitbarstingen.
De grootste uitbarsting van de laatste honderd jaar was in 2001. Die duurde 24 dagen en verwoestte meerdere gebouwen in de omgeving. De meeste beruchte uitbarsting was die van 1669, toen naar schatting 25.000 mensen omkwamen.
G7
Eind mei vindt vlakbij de Etna een bijeenkomst van de G7 plaats, de club van de zeven belangrijkste industrielanden. Als het nodig is, zo verklaarde de INGV, kunnen vliegtuigen dan uitwijken naar andere luchthavens.
Vuurwerk!quote:Op dinsdag 28 februari 2017 14:16 schreef Strani het volgende:
De Giro d'Italia heeft er ook een finish dit jaar. Kan spannend worden
quote:Etna's activity moves to all craters
Following an increase in Strombolian activity on February 27, 2017, Mount Etna, Europe's largest volcano, continues erupting and it appears the activity is now spreading to all the craters at the top of the mountain.
INGV reported that Strombolian activity at Etna’s New Southeast Crater (NSEC) cone had gradually intensified beginning at 16:00 UTC on February 27. Lava soon overflowed the vent, quickly traveled down the S flank, and then slowed after reaching the gently sloping terrain. The flow spread SSW, towards the old cone of Monte Frumento Supino.
Frequent Strombolian explosions ejected incandescent lava fragments up to 200 m (656 feet) above the vent. INGV-Osservatorio Etneo staff observed sporadic emissions of vapor and brownish ash from several vents within the NSEC. A new pyroclastic cone around the vent had grown higher than the highest points on the SEC (Southeast Crater) or NSEC. The lava flow slowly advanced on top of the snow, and by March 1 was about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) from the vent. By the late evening, activity declined, and the volcanic tremor amplitude rapidly diminished.
However, the activity at the volcano continued and now it appears it is spreading to all craters.
As of early March 15, the volcanic tremor amplitude is sharply rising.
quote:Ten injured as BBC crew caught up in Mount Etna eruption
Up to 10 people have been injured in an eruption on Mount Etna in Sicily, one of Europe’s most dangerous volcanoes.
A BBC film crew was caught up in the eruption, with global science correspondent Rebecca Morelle describing their terror in a series of tweets.
“Running down a mountain pelted by rocks, dodging burning boulders and boiling steam – not an experience I ever, ever want to repeat,” she wrote.
“A reminder of how dangerous and unpredictable volcanoes can be – everyone had a very lucky escape.
“BBC team all OK – some cuts/bruises and burns. Very shaken though – it was extremely scary.”
Guides and rescue teams led everyone off the mountain, she said.
Nobody was badly injured but six people were taken to hospital, Ansa, the Italian news agency, reported.
The south-east crater on Mt Etna has been erupting for several days.
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