Italy’s Mount Etna is Erupting

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Mount Etna, the most active volcano in Europe, has been erupting off and on since early July. Although the volcano erupts often, the lava moves slowly, so there almost never any danger. The volcano has become more active during the last 50 years.

Read more about Mount Etna and see more pictures on National Geographic News.

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Photograph by Marcello Paternostro, AFP/Getty Images

Comments

  1. Anonymous
    August 16, 2011, 9:47 am

    Wow,then the building in front of the volcano must be gone!Oh my!

  2. Amay shah
    August 16, 2011, 4:41 pm

    Thanks for sharing this with us!!! Wow the volcano must be now grown huge :)

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