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Viva_La_Revolution

(28,791 posts)
Thu Feb 9, 2012, 11:34 AM Feb 2012

Nice compilation of Mt. Etna eruption yesterday

For those of you watching the Etna webcams yesterday (and I think there were many of you), you were privy to quite the show. Etna has a spectacular paroxysm (video) that produced first strombolian explosions at the summit, then a lava flow that headed down Valle del Bolle along with a fire fountain in the crater that fed the show display (see below). This paroxysm (video), according to the brief initial report by Osservatorio Etneo, was less violent than many in 2011, but lasted longer, topping out at almost 6 hours.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/02/fire-fountains-and-lava-flow-during-etnas-latest-eruption/

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Nice compilation of Mt. Etna eruption yesterday (Original Post) Viva_La_Revolution Feb 2012 OP
Like some of the commenters on the site admit... Surya Gayatri Feb 2012 #1
the first window I open every morning is not DU Viva_La_Revolution Feb 2012 #2
Thanks for the link, Viva...great site! Surya Gayatri Feb 2012 #3

Viva_La_Revolution

(28,791 posts)
2. the first window I open every morning is not DU
Fri Feb 10, 2012, 12:39 AM
Feb 2012

it's this
http://hierroendirecto.movistar.es/

finally we might get some action soon. I think it's going to fissure right out in front of the port... possibly even within my lifetime

I'm a SERIOUS Volcanoholic!

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
3. Thanks for the link, Viva...great site!
Fri Feb 10, 2012, 09:02 AM
Feb 2012

My dream is to travel around the world from one volcanic region to another. If I win the lottery, who knows?

They say if La Frontera goes, it'll fall into the sea and cause the biggest tsunami in modern history. Woooohoooo!

The Yellowstone Caldera is on the move, too. If it goes, maybe a third of the US will be buried in
lava and ash.

SG

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