They form when gases rise up from deep below the earth and escape inside the crater of a volcano. Mount Etna is one of a handful of volcanoes around the world that produces the rings, and does so ...

Video. Mount Etna in Sicily has been active since 12 February, spewing ash and causing flights to Catania to be diverted. The authorities are calling for caution.

Italy's Mount Etna has been putting on a show by blowing near-perfect circles into the Sicilian sky. A new crater opened on the summit of Europe's largest active volcano leading to an unusual ...

Located on the island's east coast, Mount Etna is perhaps Sicily's best-known ... Dell'Etna followed by a bus ride to reach the upper crater area of the volcano. The south area with cable car ...

Iain skis in front of the south-east crater during the most significant eruption on Etna for twenty years Credit: Iain Martin Iain Martin 11 March 2025 1:00pm GMT ...

Thousands of tourists have travelled to Mount Etna to see the Sicilian volcano ... of lava flow onto the snow from the Bocca Nuova crater – and the influx of volcano visitors is becoming a ...

The tallest volcano in Europe, Italy's Mount Etna, and the world's most active volcano, Kilauea in Hawaii, erupting again.

Mount Etna, the tallest and most active volcano in Europe ... The eruption is from the volcano's south-east crater, called Bocca Nuova, meaning 'new mouth'. A 3-km river of lava is flowing out of the ...

Until 15 February, it was still allowed to hike close to the crater. Even during an eruption, there are many hiking trails and paths that are still safe, though it is a legal requirement to go up with ...