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Mount Etna eruption lights up Sicilian sky
BBC ^ | 26 October 2013 | unattributed

Posted on 10/28/2013 8:58:37 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

An eruption by Europe's most active volcano has sent a tower of sparks and fire into the sky around it.

The plume of ash rising from Mount Etna can be seen across much of eastern Sicily. Its eruptions are not infrequent, but the last major one occurred in 1992.

The nearest airport and airspace were forced to close temporarily but none of the villages on the slopes of the mountain have been forced to evacuate so far.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; mountetna; sicily; volcano
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1 posted on 10/28/2013 8:58:37 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 10/28/2013 8:58:59 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: SunkenCiv

No pic?

I feel cheated

heh


3 posted on 10/28/2013 9:00:22 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: SunkenCiv

Spewing lava into the air always made me cringe


4 posted on 10/28/2013 9:01:09 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: GeronL

I’ve had nightmares about these things since I was a kid. Dunno if seeing one up close will help that.


5 posted on 10/28/2013 9:02:10 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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6 posted on 10/28/2013 9:04:22 PM PDT by caww
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To: SunkenCiv

Obama blames Congressional Republicans.


7 posted on 10/28/2013 9:05:10 PM PDT by Redmen4ever
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8 posted on 10/28/2013 9:05:17 PM PDT by caww
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To: GeronL

There’s a video at the linky.


9 posted on 10/28/2013 9:05:42 PM PDT by eclecticEel (Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: 7/4/1776 - 3/21/2010)
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To: caww

The idea of lava landing on me gives me the heebie jeebies


10 posted on 10/28/2013 9:06:31 PM PDT by GeronL
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11 posted on 10/28/2013 9:07:30 PM PDT by caww
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To: GeronL

Are you close to a volcano?


12 posted on 10/28/2013 9:08:03 PM PDT by caww
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13 posted on 10/28/2013 9:08:53 PM PDT by caww
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To: caww

Not even within a 1,000 miles I hope.


14 posted on 10/28/2013 9:12:04 PM PDT by GeronL
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It is the 14th time Mount Etna has erupted this year...... Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano could see the spectacle from space and tweeted a series of photos from the International Space Station


15 posted on 10/28/2013 9:12:24 PM PDT by caww
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To: caww

I never said it was a rational fear


16 posted on 10/28/2013 9:12:27 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: caww

I assume the gray smoke driven by the wind is the volcano?


17 posted on 10/28/2013 9:13:13 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: SunkenCiv; a fool in paradise

There goes the Pompeii neighbourhood!


18 posted on 10/28/2013 9:13:18 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: caww

Roman candle ..


19 posted on 10/28/2013 9:14:03 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: GeronL
Well then no chance you need to be concerned....besides you could out run one at that distance away!lol...


20 posted on 10/28/2013 9:14:36 PM PDT by caww
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