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Related: About this forumNice 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/
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)I too am a volcanoholic.
Thanks for posting, Viva.
SG
Viva_La_Revolution
(28,791 posts)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)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