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Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna, erupts - video
The Guardian ^ | June 16, 2014

Posted on 06/16/2014 8:11:44 AM PDT by don-o

Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna, erupts sending columns of lava and ash high into the air. The spectacular visual display was accompanied by loud explosions. Airport authorities at Catania in Sicily closed the airport to avoid the hazardous ash clouds caused by the eruption

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: etna; italy; mountetna; volcano
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To: don-o

This shouldn’t have happened. I stopped driving my SUV.


21 posted on 06/16/2014 9:20:38 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Rummyfan

I had no idea you lived in Italy!!

We were there a couple of weeks ago and it was steaming. Any damage done??


22 posted on 06/16/2014 9:33:07 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: IronJack
Not.

Sure it will. It will simply be re-labeled "Motor vehicle emissions".

23 posted on 06/16/2014 9:55:25 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Only Liberals can look at an amendment that says "shall not be infringed" and see blank parchment.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Where does all the CO2 in volcano eruptions come from?


24 posted on 06/16/2014 10:28:29 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: don-o

I was stationed near there decades ago. You used to be able to drive most of the way up, walk the rest to the top crater and look down inside. There was a hotel, restaurant and shops at the upper most parking area...all gone now, I think. I think there was a funicular going up to the top that’s probably gone too. The surrounding area looked like a lunar landscape.


25 posted on 06/16/2014 10:34:16 AM PDT by moovova
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