https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The airport at Catania in Sicily, a top Italian tourist destination, has halted all flights after a new eruption at nearby Mount Etna, its operator said Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20230814/italys-mount-etna-eruption-closes-sicily-airport Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:28:08 +0200 italys-mount-etna-eruption-closes-sicily-airport Europe's tallest active volcano is now even taller, after the most active crater changed shape and size due to ongoing eruptions this year. https://www.thelocal.it/20210811/sicilys-mount-etna-has-grown-after-six-months-of-eruptions Wed, 11 Aug 2021 12:39:37 +0200 sicilys-mount-etna-has-grown-after-six-months-of-eruptions Mount Etna in southern Italy has burst into life, spitting molten lava high into the sky, though cloud cover Saturday ruined the view for those brave enough to venture up the flanks of Europe's highest volcano. https://www.thelocal.it/20190602/lively-spattering-italys-mount-etna-sparks-into-life Sun, 02 Jun 2019 11:27:29 +0200 lively-spattering-italys-mount-etna-sparks-into-life A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck Wednesday in the area near Europe's most active volcano Mount Etna, injuring several people, damaging buildings and forcing the partial closure of a highway, Italian civil protection authorities said. https://www.thelocal.it/20181226/48-quake-hits-area-near-sicilys-mount-etna Wed, 26 Dec 2018 10:52:00 +0100 48-quake-hits-area-near-sicilys-mount-etna Each year Mount Etna in Sicily slides a little closer to the sea. Researchers believe the effect is caused by gravity – making it more likely that the volcano could collapse altogether, as Dr John Murray of The Open University explains. https://www.thelocal.it/20181011/mount-etna-is-sliding-towards-the-sea-and-now-we-know-why Thu, 11 Oct 2018 15:50:02 +0200 mount-etna-is-sliding-towards-the-sea-and-now-we-know-why A series of more than ten minor earthquakes was felt near the foot of Sicily's Mount Etna on Wednesday evening, according seismic experts. https://www.thelocal.it/20180719/series-of-minor-earthquakes-mount-etna Thu, 19 Jul 2018 12:10:59 +0200 series-of-minor-earthquakes-mount-etna When and how seriously will Italy's Mount Etna next erupt? Two volcanologists explain how they're using crystals to learn more about what's going on in the depths of Europe's most active volcano. https://www.thelocal.it/20180126/how-volcanic-crystals-easier-predict-future-eruptions-mount-etna Fri, 26 Jan 2018 12:07:36 +0100 how-volcanic-crystals-easier-predict-future-eruptions-mount-etna Defending champion Vincenzo Nibali says he has no gripe with Giro d'Italia rival Nairo Quintana, but warned the Colombian sparks could fly when they race to the first summit finish on Mount Etna on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170509/giro-ditalia-cyclists-race-to-mount-etna-summit Tue, 09 May 2017 10:46:24 +0200 giro-ditalia-cyclists-race-to-mount-etna-summit Catania's public prosecutor's office has opened an inquiry to determine if any security failings at Sicily's Mount Etna played a part in ten people being injured in a volcanic explosion last Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170320/mount-etna-probe-opened-into-security-failings-at-over-explosion-that-injured-ten Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:27:43 +0100 mount-etna-probe-opened-into-security-failings-at-over-explosion-that-injured-ten After a violent explosion on Thursday left ten people injured, the volcanic activity at Sicily's Mount Etna has continued. https://www.thelocal.it/20170317/eruptions-continue-at-etna-after-explosion-that-injured-ten Fri, 17 Mar 2017 14:05:15 +0100 eruptions-continue-at-etna-after-explosion-that-injured-ten Ten people have been reported injured in a volcanic explosion at Mount Etna on Sicily, according to Italian media reports on Thursday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.it/20170316/ten-injured-in-eruptions-at-mount-etna-reports Thu, 16 Mar 2017 15:31:19 +0100 ten-injured-in-eruptions-at-mount-etna-reports A 'new eruptive episode' started on Wednesday morning at Sicily's Mount Etna, with lava flows at the south of the volcano throughout the day. https://www.thelocal.it/20170316/video-see-the-latest-eruptions-at-etna-europes-most-active-volcano Thu, 16 Mar 2017 11:56:13 +0100 video-see-the-latest-eruptions-at-etna-europes-most-active-volcano A 75-year-old tourist from Germany was rescued after falling into a crater on Sicily’s Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano. https://www.thelocal.it/20140523/german-tourist-rescued-from-mount-etna-crater Fri, 23 May 2014 12:29:00 +0200 german-tourist-rescued-from-mount-etna-crater A spectacular eruption of the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily in southern Italy died down on Tuesday, allowing the nearby airport of Catania to re-open after a two-day stoppage that disrupted dozens of flights. https://www.thelocal.it/20131217/sicilys-mount-etna-eruption-dies-down Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:20:09 +0100 sicilys-mount-etna-eruption-dies-down Catania airport in Sicily stayed shut on Monday due to an ongoing eruption of nearby Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe, airport officials said. https://www.thelocal.it/20131216/sicily-airport-stays-shut-due-to-volcano-eruption Mon, 16 Dec 2013 17:12:00 +0100 sicily-airport-stays-shut-due-to-volcano-eruption The eruption of the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily on Sunday forced the closure of nearby Catania airport because of the plumes of ash billowing into the sky, airport officials said. https://www.thelocal.it/20131216/mount-etna-eruption-shuts-italian-airport Mon, 16 Dec 2013 08:30:00 +0100 mount-etna-eruption-shuts-italian-airport