{"id":54988,"date":"2021-03-05T08:53:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T12:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=54988"},"modified":"2021-03-05T08:53:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T12:53:58","slug":"mount-etna-puts-on-fiery-nighttime-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=54988","title":{"rendered":"Mount Etna Puts on Fiery Nighttime Display"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oozing tendrils of lava spew from Mount Etna in spectacular nighttime photos<\/h1>\n

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By Brandon Specktor – Senior Writer
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Europe’s most active volcano is having an epic couple of weeks.<\/h3>\n
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Mount Etna erupts in February, 2021<\/span>\u00a0(Image credit: Getty)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mount Etna<\/u><\/a>, Europe’s most active\u00a0volcano<\/u><\/a>, has been belching ash, smoke and lava over the Sicilian countryside for more than two weeks now.<\/p>\n

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Fortunately, no injuries, evacuations or serious damage have resulted from the volcano’s latest spurt of activity. But the eruptions \u2014 many occurring at night \u2014 have drawn the world’s awe and attention with their eerie displays of light and lava. During a series of eruptions between Feb. 20 and 23, fountains of lava soared up to 0.9 miles (1.5 kilometers) over Etna’s summit \u2014 roughly three times the height of One World Trade Center in New York,\u00a0according to NASA<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

In one particularly striking photo, shown below, oozing tendrils of magma spread out of the darkness toward a church in Catania, Italy. It’s an impressive illusion; downtown Catania, more than 15 miles (25 km) from the volcano crater, is in no danger from the eruption, according to the\u00a0Associated Press<\/u><\/a> (AP).<\/p>\n

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A church in Catania, Italy stands undisturbed as Mount Etna erupts miles away.\u00a0<\/span>(Image credit: Getty)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mount Etna erupts in February, 2021\u00a0<\/span>(Image credit: Getty)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n