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12-04-2015, 08:06 AM
Awe-inspiring time-lapse video shows the moment a rare "dirty thunderstorm" broke out over Mount Etna when Europe's most active volcano erupted at 2:20 a.m. on Thursday.
Lightning struck through the plume of volcanic ash as "Mongibello," as it's nicknamed, spurted into life for the first time in two years, reports the BBC. (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35001514)
Overnight eruption of Mount #Etna (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Etna?src=hash), from MSG Infrared @eumetsat_users (https://twitter.com/eumetsat_users) pic.twitter.com/6ceHDpIPid (https://t.co/6ceHDpIPid)
— Dan Lindsey (@DanLindsey77) December 3, 2015 (https://twitter.com/DanLindsey77/status/672419768599633922)
The freak weather phenomenon lasted for 50 minutes and was caused by tiny fragments of rock, ash and ice rubbing together to form static electricity, according to Science Alert. (http://www.sciencealert.com/watch-italy-s-mount-etna-erupts-with-spectacular-natural-fireworks)
Photographer Marco Restivo, 29, captured the captivating display on the Italian island of Sicily to produce the time-lapse, reports Barcroft. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0HULgTjaSA&index=2&list=PLNxwX7r4A5574zRa Cg2vKWo9I9ii4-k9r)
Here's an animation showing ash cloud from Mount #Etna (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Etna?src=hash)'s eruption on 03/12/2015 https://t.co/aYuR7ksKTW
— EUMETSAT (@eumetsat) December 4, 2015 (https://twitter.com/eumetsat/status/672686812427649024)
Lava spewed 3,200 feet into the air when one of the volcano's five craters -- the Voragine, which formed in 1945 -- erupted, reports the Guardian. (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/03/sicily-mount-etna-voragine-crater-erupts-lightning)
The accompanying ash plume topped 9,800 feet, according to Wired. (http://www.wired.com/2015/12/italys-etna-unleashes-a-short-but-spectacular-eruption/)
Ash fell onto nearby villages and the Reggio Calabria airport was closed, per The Local. (http://www.thelocal.it/20151203/erupting-mount-etna-closes-calabria-airport) However, no residents were evacuated.
Mount Etna, which stands 10,922 feet high and has a base circumference of 93 miles, first erupted 2.5 million years ago.
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Lightning struck through the plume of volcanic ash as "Mongibello," as it's nicknamed, spurted into life for the first time in two years, reports the BBC. (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35001514)
Overnight eruption of Mount #Etna (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Etna?src=hash), from MSG Infrared @eumetsat_users (https://twitter.com/eumetsat_users) pic.twitter.com/6ceHDpIPid (https://t.co/6ceHDpIPid)
— Dan Lindsey (@DanLindsey77) December 3, 2015 (https://twitter.com/DanLindsey77/status/672419768599633922)
The freak weather phenomenon lasted for 50 minutes and was caused by tiny fragments of rock, ash and ice rubbing together to form static electricity, according to Science Alert. (http://www.sciencealert.com/watch-italy-s-mount-etna-erupts-with-spectacular-natural-fireworks)
Photographer Marco Restivo, 29, captured the captivating display on the Italian island of Sicily to produce the time-lapse, reports Barcroft. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0HULgTjaSA&index=2&list=PLNxwX7r4A5574zRa Cg2vKWo9I9ii4-k9r)
Here's an animation showing ash cloud from Mount #Etna (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Etna?src=hash)'s eruption on 03/12/2015 https://t.co/aYuR7ksKTW
— EUMETSAT (@eumetsat) December 4, 2015 (https://twitter.com/eumetsat/status/672686812427649024)
Lava spewed 3,200 feet into the air when one of the volcano's five craters -- the Voragine, which formed in 1945 -- erupted, reports the Guardian. (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/03/sicily-mount-etna-voragine-crater-erupts-lightning)
The accompanying ash plume topped 9,800 feet, according to Wired. (http://www.wired.com/2015/12/italys-etna-unleashes-a-short-but-spectacular-eruption/)
Ash fell onto nearby villages and the Reggio Calabria airport was closed, per The Local. (http://www.thelocal.it/20151203/erupting-mount-etna-closes-calabria-airport) However, no residents were evacuated.
Mount Etna, which stands 10,922 feet high and has a base circumference of 93 miles, first erupted 2.5 million years ago.
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