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What made Mount Etna's latest eruption so rare
« on: June 03, 2025, 10:04:25 am »
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What made Mount Etna's latest eruption so rare
COLLEEN BARRY
Tue, June 3, 2025 at 9:40 AM EDT
ASSOCIATED PRESS via Yahoo

MILAN (AP) — Mount Etna, the volcano that towers over eastern Sicily, has again captivated the world with a spectacular show, spewing smoke and high into the sky.

But the defining event of Monday’s eruption was the more rare pyroclastic flow from the southwestern crater not visible from a distance.

The volcano is Europe’s most active, and the continent’s largest. Etna attracts hikers and backpackers to its slopes while less adventurous tourists can take it in from a distance, most stunningly from the Ionian Sea. ...

Etna has been active recently, and this was the 14th episode since mid-March.  ...

https://twitter.com/OliLondonTV/status/1929894700510576848
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Re: What made Mount Etna's latest eruption so rare
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2025, 11:57:34 am »
Time to sacrifice a virgin to the angry volcano gods.
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Re: What made Mount Etna's latest eruption so rare
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2025, 12:16:02 pm »
Quote from: DefiantMassRINO on June 03, 2025, 11:57:34 am
Time to sacrifice a virgin to the angry volcano gods.

Joe (Biden) and the Volcano.
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Re: What made Mount Etna's latest eruption so rare
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2025, 03:00:17 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on June 03, 2025, 12:16:02 pm
Joe (Biden) and the Volcano.
I think it should be Greta, virgin or not it would be great to get rid her.
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Re: What made Mount Etna's latest eruption so rare
« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2025, 04:16:26 pm »
Quote from: GtHawk on June 03, 2025, 03:00:17 pm
I think it should be Greta, virgin or not it would be great to get rid her.


I gotta go with...virgin. 
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