13 Jan
13/01 Etna?! Hotel on Mars
Talking about Etna volcano you will ofter hear “lunar landscape”. Well, today we had “martian landscape”. Thanks to clouds, charged of desert sand from saharian zone, we had one of most ‘red’ days I remember. I took several shoots with my mobile. Some of these photos, thanks to poor definition and some focus problems, seem …
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13/05 Eruption birthday
Mr. Banfield wrote today his personal ‘brithday e-mail’ for… Etna eruption! Effectively eruption is flowing down in Valle del Bove since one year. Happy birthday eruption!
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12/03 A long eruption
.!. It started in May 2008. It is yet active after more than ten months. Will it be Etna attraction for 2009, too? Mr. Raimon Schulz just sent us some webcam images. I publish one which demonstrates activity is increasing. After many months of quiet effusive activity Etna presents a new strombolian activity. UPDATE: Webcam …
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10/06 New Etna webcams
Etna Trekking extended his webcams net. They have six cameras, now. Thanks to Niki Adlam-Stiles for this report. “We can now see many different views of Etna from a distance, but it is not quite the same as being there! I expect we will be back to visit soon!” Hope to see you, too!
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10/01 Eighth month
Forgot by most (but not by our Special Guests) May 2008 eruption still runs quietly and pacific in Valle del Bove. This morning mr. Humphrey Reader sent me a nice shoot by Etna Trekking Webcam. Eighth month. Is Etna going to have a baby next month?
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10/07 Eruption has ended
Eruption, started in May 2008, has ended. Meanwhile light earthquake activity and steam production remembers 2001 conditions whish started two big eruptions. We’ll see. I share with you a photo courtesy by Thomas Bretscher.
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