Italy erupts Europe's largest volcano

The largest active volcano in Europe Etna woke up. Powerful lava flows and thick columns of smoke rise into the sky.

The volcano Etna is located on the island of Sicily, belonging to the territory of Italy. And last week, he showed the first signs of awakening. Eyewitnesses said that initially they heard a loud explosion, after which a thick cloud of ash ascended into the sky. Lava flows gradually arose, and the height of the smoke column reached 5 km.

Journalists describing the event claim that nothing threatens the life and safety of people living in nearby territories, as well as local infrastructure. Although the ash from the volcano has already managed to reach one of the areas of the island where residents are in self-isolation mode. Despite the activity of the volcano, an airport continues to operate near Catania. Although the functioning of the air gate is still limited due to the pandemic.

At the moment, experts are constantly monitoring the situation with the volcano. The National Institute of Geophysics said that Etna is strombolian, in which explosions alternate with periods of calm. However, in recent days, scientists have recorded the appearance of lava.

For reference: the height of Mount Etna reaches 3.3 thousand meters. The object is one of the most active on the planet. Eruptions are recorded regularly for 2700 years. But, despite the fact that the volcano has destructive power, it is not considered too dangerous. Moreover, quite a lot of people live in its surroundings.

The last eruption of Etna was recorded last year. In 2019, lava spread along the slope for about 1 km.

By the way, during the coronavirus period, another interesting event arose. In Thailand, a flock of dugong mermaids feeding on seaweed was recorded. The ability of these creatures to swim to the coast arose after tourism was almost completely stopped in the region, as a result of which the water in the coastal zones became clean and attractive to marine life. The lack of speedboats and tourists allowed these rare animals to come close to the coastline, where they were spotted from a drone.

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