Mount Etna, Italy's famed volcano, is again ejecting lava into the Sicilian sky. This is what it looks like.
Katie Balevic
- Mount Etna is a volcano in Italy.
- It is the most active volcano in all of Europe.
Europe's most active volcano is back at it.
Italy's Mount Etna has erupted again, ejecting lava and ash into the Sicilian sky.
The volcano, which has erupted every few months this year, has been in a constant state of activity for the last decade, according to the BBC.
This is what Mount Etna's latest majestic display looks like.
A light show you can't miss...
... Especially if you're a local.
About a million people live in Mount Etna's direct vicinity, according to the Smithsonian Magazine.
There are clean-up efforts when needed.
If ash or volcanic rock litters surrounding cities, residents clean the streets by bagging the ash, the Associated Press reported in 2021.
Ash and volcanic rocks have littered cities in the past.
But residents have said that doesn't happen often. In 2021, one resident described a rare "rain of stones" which locals call "lapillus."
"Something I never saw in my entire life," Letizia Olivieri, a resident of Pedara, told the AP.
The ash can cause transportation problems.
Earlier this year, the volcano's eruptions closed a nearby airport after ash covered the runway, Sky News reported.
But it's a wonderland for scientists.
The volcano is considered to be one of the most scientifically monitored volcanoes in the world, the Smithsonian Magazine reported.
"It's really a volcanic playground for scientists," volcanologist Boris Behncke told the magazine.
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