| MUSICS BY: MAJEED ENTEZAMI, PERSIAN MUSICIAN REFERENCES AND CONTRIBUTIONS: FB PUBLIC VIDEOS Etna volcano (Italy), New SE crater paroxysm on 8-9 February, 2012 (nr 20) Mount Etna spews lava on the southern Italian island of Sicily February 9, 2012. Mount Etna is Europe's tallest and most active volcano. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello. A highway toll gate is seen as Mount Etna spews lava on the southern Italian island of Sicily February 9, 2012. Mount Etna is Europe's tallest and most active volcano. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello Another spectacular paroxysmal eruption occurred from Etna's New SE crater during the night of 8-9 February, marking the 20th such episode since 2011 or the second in 2012. The eruption followed an approximate 10 day period of intermittend strombolian activity which increased during the afternoon of 8 February and reached its peak with tall lava fountains after midnight, and large lava flows into the Valle del Bove. The eruption produced a tall plume of ash which drifted to the SW and forced the cancellation of most early flights in and out Catania airport. Later in the morning, after the end of the eruption and the ash plume had dissipated, the operations resumed back to normal. The eruption was one of the most intense and longest in the series. The following is a preliminary interpretation of the temporal evolution of the eruption, based on regular snapshots (see pictures below) taken from various webcams (notably, the radiostudio7, etnaweb and INGV ... |
