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2500 m a.s.l. Our path winds around Montagnola to the right, passing along the steep ash slope leading into the Valle del Bove on the left. (c)
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Walls of active craters are always very unstable. Debris has already deposited on the one-day old snow on the lower terrace inside the crater. (c)
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Descending on the upper slopes of Etna is a pleasure since the eruptions in 2001 and 2002 have covered the terrain with meters of lapilli. (c)
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2900 m a.s.l. On our hike back, we pass south of the southeast crater, looking at the recent lava flows from a vent at the lower east flank of the cone. (c)
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We have almost completed the tour around the summit craters. We're back on the rim of Bocca Nuova and now look into the eastern pit crater, characterized by recent collap...
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3320 m a.s.l. We have reached the rim of the Northeast crater - it was a short but steep path up there. It is the maximum elevation of our hike today, and are few meters ...
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Most of the gas escapes along fractures in the ground, arranged concentrically around the Voragine crater, where Rosario is pointing to. (c)
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3250 m a.s.l. We're there, after about 1 and a half hour of relaxed walking! In small groups, we approach the rim of the deep pit crater, to get a view inside. (c)
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The first half of the climb to Bocca Nuova is in the relatively flat area around the summit complex known as the Piano caldera (probably formed during a violend summit er...
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Volcanic crisis at Sakurajima - updates A strong earthquake swarm and increased inflation were detected in August 2015 and triggered authorities to raise the alert level, as volcanologists think that a larger eruption could follow. News and updates on the events can be found on this page.
Fuego volcano photos One of Central America's most active volcanoes, Fuego in Guatemala is in near-permanent explosive eruption with intermittent phases of increasing activity that generate lava fountains, lava flows and pyroclastic flows.