I happened to be home when this last paroxysm occurred and tonight, I'll post some of the images of Etna blowing, along with an image of the after effects of the ashfall. It was quite dramatic for a daytime occurrence. Check out my VEI8 blog for the deets.
Lin
Volcano spews ash on Sicily
CATANIA, Sicily, April 4 (UPI) -- Mount Etna, a volcano on the eastern coast of the island of Sicily, released ash for the 13th time this year, upsetting nearby mayors, officials said.
Etna, Europe's largest active volcano, came to life again Wednesday, shaking window panes, making it difficult to breathe, blocking manholes and damaging crops, Italy's ANSA news agency reported.
"The intense Strombolian activity from the southeast crater, with thunderous noise and the launch of pyroclastic material which fell back into the cone of the volcano, lasted from late afternoon Wednesday until 06:35 Thursday," said the National Institute of Geophysics Volcanology.
Mayors in nearby town called for "urgent" government action. "A few snowflakes in Rome get everyone going while we've been having to put up with these ash showers for years," said Santa Venerina Mayor Enrico Pappalardo.
"We want a state of emergency to be declared," said the mayors in a joint statement.
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