Etna eruption 11 January 2011
February 9, 2011
This new image from ESA's Envisat satellite shows the plume of smoke billowing into the atmosphere from Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy, on 11 January.
Volcanic activity gradually increased the following day, peaking in the evening of 12 January - sending flames and ash hundreds of metres into the air.
Volcanic activity gradually increased the following day, peaking in the evening of 12 January - sending flames and ash hundreds of metres into the air.
Topics:
Disaster Accident, Environment, Stratovolcanoes, Igneous rocks, Volcanology, Volcanoes of Italy, Mount Etna, Envisat, Types of volcanic eruptions, Volcanic ash, Volcano, Plate tectonics, Io, Etna, Sicily, ESA, Italy
