Mount Etna erupts, sends ash cloud over Sicily<\/p>\n
Mount Etna, Europe\u2019s highest active volcano, erupted Monday, sending ash and smoke nearly four miles into the sky and prompting tourists to flee. The eruption, caused by a partial collapse of the southeast crater, triggered lava flows and strong seismic tremors. <\/p>\n
Italy\u2019s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) confirmed it was the volcano\u2019s 14th eruptive phase in recent months. Authorities closed the summit area to visitors, while Sicily\u2019s president assured the lava remained within natural containment zones and posed no immediate threat to residents. <\/p>\n
The Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre issued a \u201ccode red\u201d alert, though Catania airport operations continued without disruption. By afternoon, officials reported the ash emission had ceased.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mount Etna erupts, sends ash cloud over Sicily Mount Etna, Europe\u2019s highest active volcano, erupted Monday, sending ash and smoke nearly four miles into the sky and prompting tourists to flee. The eruption, caused by a partial collapse of the southeast crater, triggered lava flows and strong seismic tremors. Italy\u2019s National Institute of Geophysics and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":127338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[10878],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archaeology"],"yoast_head":"\n