{"id":2442036,"date":"2025-06-03T02:18:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T06:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sicilys-mount-etna-produces-enormous-ash-cloud-in-volcanic-eruption-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T02:21:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T06:21:38","slug":"sicilys-mount-etna-produces-enormous-ash-cloud-in-volcanic-eruption-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sicilys-mount-etna-produces-enormous-ash-cloud-in-volcanic-eruption-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Sicily\u2019s Mount Etna produces enormous ash cloud in volcanic eruption &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsicilys-mount-etna-produces-enormous-ash-cloud-in-volcanic-eruption-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2442036&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent eruption of Mount Etna, Europe&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawaiis-largest-active-volcano-erupts-ash-fall-warning-issued\/\" title=\"Hawaii\u2019s Largest Active Volcano Erupts; Ash Fall Warning Issued\">largest active volcano<\/a> located in Sicily, produced a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >massive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iceland-volcano-erupts-releasing-poisonous-gasses\/\" title=\"Iceland volcano erupts, emits toxic gases.\">ash cloud<\/a> reaching<\/a> several kilometers high.The eruption began at 11:24 a.m. local time and was characterized by ongoing explosions that increased in intensity due to the collapse of a part of the volcano&#8217;s southeast crater.Soon after the eruption commenced, the area transformed into a lava fountain as volcanic activity intensified. Several videos shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> depicted tourists fleeing from the ash cloud as it approached. Fortunately, there were no reported injuries, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/luxury-cruise-ship-stuck-off-greenlands-coast-for-3-days-is-pulled-free\/\" title=\"Luxury cruise ship, freed after 3-day ordeal off Greenland&#039;s coast.\">local authorities confirmed<\/a> that the eruption posed no danger to nearby residents.Mount etna has a history of eruptions, occurring at least once a year in recent years.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Sicily&rsquo;s Mount Etna produces enormous ash cloud in volcanic eruption<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Sicily&rsquo;s Mount Etna erupted on Monday, producing an enormous ash cloud &ldquo;several kilometers high.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The eruption began at 11:24 a.m. local time, according to reports. Italy&rsquo;s National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology warned of &ldquo;almost continuous&rdquo; explosions that were of &ldquo;increasing intensity&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mount-etna-volcano-erupts-italy-sicily-ash-cloud-lava-fountain-2025\/\">caused<\/a> by a section of Etna&rsquo;s southeast crater crumbling.&nbsp; Approximately half an hour later after it began, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ingvvulcani\/\">organization<\/a> reported that the vulnerable area had become a &ldquo;lava fountain&rdquo; due to the volcanic explosions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3429138\/trump-tariffs-survival-court-battle\/\">Trump portends death of US economy if country is unable to counter tariffs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3429083\/jamie-raskin-boulder-attack-gun-control\/\">Raskin uses Boulder attack to push stricter gun control amid antisemitic violence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3429045\/new-white-house-trump-portrait\/\">White House unveils new official portrait of Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Etna is Europe&rsquo;s largest active volcano and has erupted at least once per year for the last several years.<\/p>\n<p>Videos of the eruption circulated on social media, with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nexta_tv\/status\/1929514268916904079?s=46\">several<\/a> showing tourists running from the mountain as the gigantic ash cloud approached them. In one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/theinsiderpaper\/status\/1929498835409088522?s=46\">videos<\/a>, people hiking the mountain fled as the eruption occurred, with the enormous ash cloud close behind.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Giuseppe Panfallo, a guide with Go Etna, filmed his tour group huddled together with an enormous ash cloud in the distance.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We were nearly grazed, look at this cloud here. We were two steps away and thank goodness we have a responsible guide with us,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/06\/02\/travel\/italy-mount-etna-erupts-intl\">said<\/a> Giuseppe Panfallo, a tour guide with Go Etna, told CNN. &ldquo;It arrived all at once, an immense smoke, immense, immense roar.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the close calls, there were no injuries to anyone in close proximity to the eruption, reported the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology Observatory. Later, Sicilian officials said that Etna&rsquo;s eruption posed no &ldquo;danger to the population,&rdquo; CBS News reported.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mount Etna erupts, creating massive ash cloud in Sicily<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2442037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Mount-Etna-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[56413,56411,56410,56412],"class_list":["post-2442036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ash-cloud","tag-mount-etna","tag-sicily","tag-volcanic-eruption"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Mount-Etna-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2442036"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2442040,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442036\/revisions\/2442040"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2442037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2442036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2442036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2442036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}