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Etna eruption continues, ash plume reaches 7 km

Entities: Mount Etna · Bronte · Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) · Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) · Voragine crater

Overview

Mount Etna’s renewed activity, which began on 5 July 2024, remains a dominant concern for Sicily’s aviation and transport sector. After intermittent strombolian explosions and gas emissions through July 2024, the volcano entered a new phase on 30 July 2026 at the Voragine crater. A small pyroclyastic flow descended the desertic Valle del Bove and an ash cloud rose to roughly 7 km, depositing ash in Bronte.

The eruption intensified briefly, with strombolian bursts giving way to lava fountains before gradually weakening. Seismic tremor amplitudes stayed high before a rapid decline, and infrasonic signals remained low. Aviation alerts (VONA) were reduced from red to orange, allowing flights to continue operating from Catania’s Vincenzo Bellini airport while the nearby Catania‑Fontanarossa airport remained closed earlier in the crisis.

A separate lava flow was observed in the high‑altitude Valle del Leone (≈2.7 km), sending ash southwest toward Monte Denza. INGV continues close monitoring of seismic, infrasonic and deformation data and stands ready to issue further notices if conditions evolve.

Timeline

  1. 1 day ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 13 sources
    Mt. Etna eruption sends 7‑km ash plume and piroclastic flow

    Mt. Etna’s Voragine crater emitted a piroclastic flow and a 7‑km ash plume on 30‑31 July 2026, with ash falling on Bronte, tremor peaks, and aviation alerts lowered to orange.

  2. 14 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Mount Etna eruption intensifies as global volcanic activity rises

    Mount Etna’s eruption intensified in early July 2026, with renewed ash and gas emissions, as new unrest was reported at five volcanoes worldwide and ongoing activity continued at 23 others.

  3. 23 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Mount Etna eruption sends sulfur plume across Mediterranean to North Africa

    Satellite images show Mount Etna’s July 7 eruption sent a sulfur dioxide plume across the Mediterranean, reaching Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt. Concentrations are moderate and aloft, posing limited health‑

  4. 23 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Renato Schifani praises emergency response to Etna eruption at Catania airport

    Mount Etna’s July 7 eruption shut Catania airport, prompting a coordinated civil‑protection effort that assisted roughly 40,000 stranded travelers with buses, water, shelters and stretchers, praised by Sicily’s

  5. 26 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 5 sources
    Ryanair passengers stranded after Etna eruption shuts Catania airport

    Etna’s eruption shut Catania airport, leaving >1,000 Ryanair passengers stranded and prompting consumer group ADOC to consider legal action for inadequate assistance.

  6. 26 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 38 sources
    Mount Etna eruption shuts Catania airport, suspends dozens of flights

    Etna’s ash plume halted Catania airport, canceling 130 flights and diverting 50; emergency buses and trains were organized, and the airport reopened after the alert dropped from red to orange.

  7. 28 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 81 sources
    Mount Etna eruption forces Catania airport flight cancellations

    Mount Etna erupted on 5 July 2026, prompting a red aviation alert and the temporary closure of Catania airport’s airspace; arrivals were halted, departures limited to five per hour, and many flights were cancel

  8. about 1 month ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 3 sources
    Etna volcano eruptions send lava flows and ash clouds over Sicily

    Etna volcano on Sicily erupted again, sending lava down its slopes and producing the largest ash clouds in years; an orange aviation warning was issued but Catania airport flights remain unaffected.

  9. about 1 month ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Mount Etna erupts, lava flows illuminate Sicily sky

    Mount Etna erupted on Sicily, sending orange lava down its slopes. No major ash cloud, aviation alert stays orange, and authorities report no evacuations or damage.

  10. about 1 month ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Mount Etna eruption begins June 26 2026 with modest lava flow

    Mount Etna erupted on 26 June 2026, generating a small lava flow toward Valle del Leone and brief strombolian activity, with no immediate danger to nearby towns.

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