Rapid Fire
Mount Etna
- 09 Jun 2025
- 1 min read
Mount Etna, Europe’s largest and one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has begun erupting.
Mount Etna
- It is located on Sicily’s east coast in the Mediterranean Sea, it is part of Italy.
- It is a continuously active stratovolcano with five summit craters, known for explosive, effusive, and mixed eruptions.
- Etna has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2013.
- Mount Etna’s eruption was initially classified as a Strombolian eruption, involving moderate gas-driven explosions due to bursting gas bubbles.
- However, due to its high ash plume reaching several kilometres, some experts suggest it may have been a more explosive Plinian eruption.
| Read More: Volcanic Vortex Rings |
