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Mount Etna : Started Erupting

Kumari Sonali

Mount Etna : Started Erupting

Mount Etna, Europe’s largest and one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has begun erupting. It is located on Sicily’s east coast in the Mediterranean Sea, it is part of Italy.It is a continuously active stratovolcano with five summit craters, known for explosive, effusive, and mixed eruptions. Etna has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2013. Mount Etna’s eruption was initially classified as a Strombolian eruption, involving moderate gas-driven explosions due to bursting gas bubbles. However, due to its high ash plume reaching several kilometres, some experts suggest it may have been a more explosive Plinian eruption.

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