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Etna Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION AT 20201222/0200Z STRONG EXPLOSIVE ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED

Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 05:45

05:45 AM | BY: VN

Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVXX01 at 05:41 UTC, 22/12/20 from LFPW
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20201222/0540Z
VAAC: TOULOUSE
VOLCANO: ETNA 211060
PSN: N3744 E01500
AREA: ITALY
SUMMIT ELEV: 3330M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/47
INFO SOURCE: INGV, WEBCAM, VONA, SAT IMAGERY
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
ERUPTION DETAILS:ERUPTION AT 20201222/0200Z STRONG EXPLOSIVE ACTIVITY
IS OBSERVED
OBS VA DTG: 22/0545Z
OBS VA CLD: FL100/200 N3745 E01445 - N3745 E01515 - N3715 E01515 -
N3715 E01430 - N3745 E01445 MOV S 15KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 22/1145Z NOT PROVIDED
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 22/1745Z NOT PROVIDED
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 22/2345Z NOT PROVIDED
RMK: VOLCANIC CLOUD HEIGHT IS ESTIMATED WITH SAT DATA
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20201222/0700Z=

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Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 12:24

Etna volcano (Italy): new paroxysm from SE crater

The eruption column of Etna volcano this morning (image: Andrea Pulvirenti / facebook)

Another lava-fountaining episode (paroxysm) occurred this morning at the volcano. ... Read all

Mon, 21 Dec 2020, 10:00

Etna Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION AT 20201221/0909Z STRONG EXPLOSIVE ACTIVITY OBS VA DTG: 21/0940Z

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Etna volcano

Complex stratovolcano Currently about 3329 m (changing due to eruptive activity and collapse of its crater rims)
Sicily, Italy, 37.75°N / 14.99°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)

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Etna volcano eruptions:
Near continuously active; some major historic eruptions include 122 BC (large Plinian outbursts that created the small caldera of the "Cratere del Piano"), 1669 AD (devastating flank eruption that destroyed 15 villages and part of Catania), 1787 (Subplinian eruption and one of the most spectacular summit eruptions on record - lava fountains reportedly up to 3000 m high).
Eruptions since 1950 (f: flank / s: summit activity): 1950 (s), 1950-51(f), 1955 (s), 1956 (s), 1956 (f), 1957 (s),1960 (s), 1961 (s), 1964 (f), 1964 (s), 1966 (s), 1966-1971(s), 1968 (f), 1971(f), 1972-1973 (s), 1974 (f), 1974-1975 (s), 1975-1977 (f), 1977-1978 (s), 1978 (f), 1979(s), 1979 (f), 1980 (s), 1981 (s), 1981 (f),1982-1983 (s), 1983(f), 1984(s), 1985(s), 1985(f), 1986(s), 1986-1987 (f), 1987(s), 1988(s), 1989(s), 1989(f), 1990 (s), 1991-93(f), 1995(s), 1996(s), 1997 (s), 1998 (s), 1999 (s), 2000 (s), 2001(s), 2001 (f), 2002(s), 2002-03(f), 2004-2005 (f), 2006 (s), 2007 (s), 2008-2009 (f), 2010(s), 2011-2013(s), 2014-18, 2018(f), 2019-ongoing (s)
Typical eruption style:
Effusive (lava flows) and mildly explosive (strombolian) eruptions. Both summit and frequent flank eruptions, the latter seem to be occurring in clusters lasting few to a few tens of years.

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