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Etna volcano (Italy): photos

Accompanied by an official mountain guide, VolcanoDiscovery team member Emanuela and our friend Doug visited the active lava flow of Etna near its source on 8 April 2017 afternoon and evening during one of our Etna Trekking tours. (Photo: Emanuela / VolcanoDiscovery Italia)
Etna volcano (Italy): lava flow from close evening 8 April 2017 (24 Images)
Etna volcano (Italy): lava flows from SE crater (30 Mar 2017) (Photo: roland)
Etna volcano (Italy): lava flows from SE crater (30 Mar 2017) (16 Images)
Impressions from the second eruptive phase of Etna volcano in 2017, when new lava flows were erupted from a fissure vent at the southern base of the SE crater complex. These lava flows descended into the Valle del Bove at several locations on the rim between 2500-2700 m elevation. On their descend down the steep western headwall, the lava flow fronts suffered partial collapses and interacted explosively with snow, both leading to the generation of small pyroclastic flows that produced tall brown ash plumes. Images taken 18 March 2017 by our team members Emanuela and Roland / VolcanoDiscovery Italy. (Photo: Emanuela / VolcanoDiscovery Italia)
Etna volcano (Italy): SE crater eruption and lava flows March 2017 (10 Images)
Impressions from our recent tour to Vulcano, Stromboli, Etna (Oct 2016). (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Stromboli to Etna Oct 2016 - tour photos (36 Images)
Unusually good weather and wind conditions allowed our group on the recent tour to Etna and Stromboli to make a complete loop around Etna's summit craters on 11 Oct 2014. If you are interested in a tour to Etna, have a look here. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Etna volcano summit craters in Oct 2014 (24 Images)
Etna had one of her largest paroxysms in recent years during 10-11 November 2013 during which she produced intense lava fountains and rivers of lava. However, being a capricious Sicilian woman, she only let people see the very beginning and the end of it, and hid herself in a large snow storm during the main phase of the eruption. Tom and Ingrid faced strong the winds and cold from a viewpoint on Valle del Bove in order to observe the (still spectacular) strombolian activity at the New SE crater that preceded and followed the main phase of the eruption, as well as a surprise: some of the most beautiful smoke rings ever (see separate gallery). (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Etna New SE crater paroxysm 10-11 Nov 2013: strombolian activity (16 Images)
Emanuela was, as usual, the first to arrive on the scene of the beginning New SE crater paroxysm during 16-18 June. She was later joined by Tom Pfeiffer with his group in the morning of 16 June. See also: Videos and panorama images. (Photo: Emanuela / VolcanoDiscovery Italia)
Etna volcano 15-17 June 2014 paroxysm at New SE crater (16 Images)
At the end of our recent tour to Stromboli, Vulcano and Etna, Etna decided to make us a special present: a new eruption from the New SE crater. It started very similar to a paroxysm, but did not reach the intensity to produce true lava fountains. Instead, the eruption continued for several days with intense strombolian activity and the effusion of lava flows traveling east into the Valle del Bove. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Etna volcano: New SE crater eruption 15-16 June 2014 (20 Images)
Etna volcano 10-11 Nov 2013 - impressions (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Etna volcano 10-11 Nov 2013 - impressions (24 Images)
The 16th paroxysm of Etna's New SE crater occurred during the night 16-17 Nov 2013. Its peak phase with strong pulsating lava fountains was between midnight and 5 am. After taking a plane that arrived in Catania at 23:00, Tom hurried up the mountain and was lucky to be able to assist the main phase of the eruption from close-up. For videos, click here. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Etna New SE crater paroxysm 16-17 Nov 2013 (32 Images)
Etna volcano lava fountains - paroxysm at New SE crater on 17 Nov 2013 (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Etna volcano lava fountains - paroxysm at New SE crater on 17 Nov 2013 (16 Images)
Etna volcano: the morning after the paroxysm on 16-17 Nov 2013 (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Etna volcano: the morning after the paroxysm on 16-17 Nov 2013 (16 Images)
Emaunela (OPEC / VolcanoDiscovery Italia) observed the 20th paroxysm at the New SE crater during the night 14-15 Dec and shared some impressions of the violent strombolian activity and the beginning lava flow from the SE fissure. The last 4 pictures show the cooling lava flow field, weak strombolian activity, and the new lava flow from the small fissure vent at the lower NE side of the NSEC on the evening of 16 Dec. (Photo: Emanuela / VolcanoDiscovery Italia)
Etna volcano: 20th paroxysm at New SE crater 14-15 Dec 2013 (16 Images)
Etna volcano: 21st paroxysm of the New SE crater 29-30 Dec 2013 (Photo: Emanuela / VolcanoDiscovery Italia)
Etna volcano: 21st paroxysm of the New SE crater 29-30 Dec 2013 (8 Images)
Etna volcano: lava flows from the New SE crater on 26 Jan 2014 (Photo: Emanuela / VolcanoDiscovery Italia)
Etna volcano: lava flows from the New SE crater on 26 Jan 2014 (8 Images)
Etna volcano: lava flows from New SE crater 8-9 Feb 2014 (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Etna volcano: lava flows from New SE crater 8-9 Feb 2014 (16 Images)
Subsets:
Several galleries with photos from Etna's activity in late 2006 - lava flows, spattering and strong strombolian activity from the SE crater.
Several galleries with photos from Etna's activity in late 2006 - lava flows, spattering and strong strombolian activity from the SE crater.


 

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