ETNA VOLCANO PHOTOS
- Impressions from Etna's new flank eruption in July/August 2001 -
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26 July: lavaflow at La Sapienza tourist station |
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Left: Journalists on the artificial dam built to protect La Sapienza while a huge lava flow is approaching it. Center/ right: Bulldozer try to dig dams and channels for the appraoching flow. |
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| In a desperate attempt, bulldozer try to build a new dam across the parking lot, few minutes before the arrival of the lava flow. | The flow has overtopped a dam and makes its way onto a dirt road. |
Lava destroying the parking lot. |
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26 July: lava at La Sapienza |
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Media spectators and the huge lava flow passing through La Sapienza. |
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Bulldozers are continuing thier work all night. |
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The lava flow from the 2500m vent (above right, middle picture) descends the former ski run, destroying several pylons of the cable car. |
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27 July: the 2100m vent |
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The fissure at 2100m elevation below the Montagnola is now buried under a small pyroclastic cone which continues to be active, with moderate spattering from 2 vents and effusion of a 5m wide lava flow. |
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| Spattering from 2 vents. | Explosion from the lower vent | Lava flow |
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| Lava flows from the 2500m and 2100m vents. | ||
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28 July: Cono del Lago |
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Ocasionally, explosions occur from a vent on the NW flank of the young cone. |
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2 views from similar points showing the growth of the cone between 24 and 28 July. By 28 July, it had reached over 100m height ! |
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Again: dusk and night time impressions... Active flank vent on last picture. |
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Cono del Lago in strombolian activity with Catania in the background. |
Spattering and an emerging lava flow from the newly active hornitos at 2950m elevation between SEC (faintly visible silhuette in upper half of left picture) and TdF. |
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29 July: night views |
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Active hornitos and lava flow (that had started on 28 July) from the 2950m eruptive fissure vents below the SE crater. |
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Views from the terrace of the still undisturbed Torre
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Cono del Lago (2500m) with lights of Catania in background |
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| Strong strombolian activity and sporadic fountaining at Cono del Lago. | |||
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Cono del Lago and a lava flow. |
Hornitos on the 2700m eruptive fissure. A small chimney ejecting a jet of hot gas and occasionally lava fragments is seen left of the big hornito (left picture). the bright white spot comes from another incandescent chimney in the background. |
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Strombolian activity in moonlight at the 2700m cone near Belvedere. |
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