Mt Etna Erupting

[piasabird]

Some people died that went to see the eruptions and lava flow at Mt Etna. There was snow on the mountain today and as the lava flow came into contact with some packed snow it blew up. Water can cause Lava to blow up.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/dramatic-explosion-mount-etna-injures-201710129.html

No one died. Did you read your own link?

Perknose
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[Sheik Yerbouti]

I think, and repeat, THINK what happed was that the snow boiled into steam under the snow and the steam pressure caused that to explode. Horrible that people got killed from that, but the sheer power of that is just staggering.

 

[Ns1]

moar

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39293086


TIL: don't stand near active volcanoes spewing smoke.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

None of the reports seem to list fatalities. Just minor injuries.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

moar

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39293086


TIL: don't stand near active volcanoes spewing smoke.

HOLY SHITSNACKS!!!!!!!

 

[Victorian Gray]

a shot of the BBC crew and tourists running from the explosion

and from a distance

 

[Ns1]

wow, from a distance it's crazy that there were people right next to that.

 

[NostaSeronx]

First. Mt Etna!
Then.. YELLOWSTONE!
Bwahahahahaha

 

[VirtualLarry]

For those of us that don't know... where is this Mtn. located?

Hmm, I guess Italy.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Italy

 

[IronWing]

Geology in the news is never good but it's always awesome!

 

[Ackmed]

I've climbed Etna a few times, it's just outside of Catania, Sicily, Italy. It's currently Europe's most active volcano. It's pretty difficult, and lots of trails are the top to sight see. Up top its nothing but small black rock, hard to get reaction. I think I posted a few pics in the picture thread here. It's pretty eery though on the drive to the base, the evidence of major eruptions and leftover melted rock houses, magma left over, etc. Even in towns an hour away there are ruins, roped off in the middle of town for a reminder and tourism. Couldn't imagine seeing that.

Still, it's beautiful to see erupt at night. Saw at least a dozen times, pretty close up.