AdvertisementEurope's largest and most active volcano is spewing columns of smoke and sending lava cascading down its mountainside during its latest eruption. Mount Etna, which looms above the city of Catania in Sicily, has been steadily erupting over the last month, with hoards of people heading to the volcano to capture stunning photographs and video of molten rock lighting up its snowy slopes. According to the website Volcano Discovery, its historical volcanism has been documented for around 2000 years, dating back to 1500BC. At almost 11,000 ft, Etna is Italy's highest point south of the Alps and Europe's highest active volcano, being about two and a half times the height of Mount Vesuvius, near Naples. An eruptive fracture opened this morning on Mount Etna at the base of the southeast crater, where explosive activity continuesResidents in the nearby Sicilian city of Catania have been posting photographs of the impressive phenomenon on social media

Source: Daily Mail December 24, 2018 15:14 UTC