PhotoMount Etna, Europe’s largest and most active volcano, has been grouchy in recent weeks, sending up plumes of glowing red lava and ash that could be seen for miles from its peaks in Sicily. And early on Thursday, it issued another fearsome blast, injuring at least 10 people who had been on the mountain to take a closer look, according to wire service reports. A BBC science reporter on the scene described what happened in a series of tweets. Images of the eruption were also captured from space. In this satellite image, posted by the European Space Agency, the snow has been processed in blue, to distinguish it from clouds.

Source: New York Times March 16, 2017 20:08 UTC