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 Sicily's Mount Etna erupted on Monday, releasing a huge column of black smoke into the sky and sparking panic among visitors. Is it still a good idea to visit the Italian island, or should you change your travel plans after the eruption? https://www.thelocal.it/20250603/is-it-safe-to-travel-to-sicily-after-mount-etna-eruption Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:21:51 +0200 is-it-safe-to-travel-to-sicily-after-mount-etna-eruption Sicily’s Mount Etna erupted on Monday, spewing a huge column of smoke and ash into the sky and sparking panic among visitors. But Etna is not the only active volcano in the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20240521/where-are-italys-active-volcanoes-and-how-dangerous-are-they Tue, 21 May 2024 18:14:23 +0200 where-are-italys-active-volcanoes-and-how-dangerous-are-they Sicily’s Mount Etna erupted on Monday, spewing a huge column of smoke and ash into the sky above the Italian island and sparking panic among visitors. https://www.thelocal.it/20250602/major-mount-etna-eruption-in-sicily-sends-tourists-fleeing-in-panic Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:45:21 +0200 major-mount-etna-eruption-in-sicily-sends-tourists-fleeing-in-panic As volcanic activity continues on the island of Sicily, could travellers this summer be faced with delays, diversions and flight interruptions? https://www.thelocal.it/20240712/etna-and-stromboli-what-are-the-risks-of-travelling-to-sicily-this-summer Fri, 12 Jul 2024 12:54:01 +0200 etna-and-stromboli-what-are-the-risks-of-travelling-to-sicily-this-summer Sicily's Catania Airport said Sunday afternoon that it had lifted earlier restrictions caused by a gush of volcanic lava and smoke emitted from nearby Mount Etna. https://www.thelocal.it/20240804/sicilys-catania-airport-reduces-arrivals-due-to-etna-activity Sun, 04 Aug 2024 17:46:20 +0200 sicilys-catania-airport-reduces-arrivals-due-to-etna-activity Sicily's Catania airport reopened late Tuesday afternoon after an eruption from Mount Etna, Europe's largest volcano, forced the temporary suspension of all inbound and outbound flights earlier in the day. https://www.thelocal.it/20240723/flights-suspended-at-sicilys-catania-airport-as-mount-etna-erupts-again Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:07:25 +0200 flights-suspended-at-sicilys-catania-airport-as-mount-etna-erupts-again Mount Etna, Europe's tallest active volcano, belched smoke and ashes in an eruption that forced the temporary closure of Sicily's Catania airport on Friday and continued into the weekend. https://www.thelocal.it/20240708/in-pictures-mount-etna-spews-lava-and-rains-ash-in-latest-eruption Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:00:06 +0200 in-pictures-mount-etna-spews-lava-and-rains-ash-in-latest-eruption Sicily's Catania airport reopened on Friday after a temporary suspension of flights earlier in the day caused by an eruption from Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano. https://www.thelocal.it/20240705/flights-suspended-in-sicilys-catania-as-volcano-erupts Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:27:11 +0200 flights-suspended-in-sicilys-catania-as-volcano-erupts Italy's Civil Protection Department issued a red alert for a possible eruption of Sicily's Stromboli volcano on Thursday evening, raising the threat level from moderate to severe. https://www.thelocal.it/20240705/italys-stromboli-volcano-on-maximum-alert-for-eruption-risk Fri, 05 Jul 2024 12:09:25 +0200 italys-stromboli-volcano-on-maximum-alert-for-eruption-risk Near-perfect circles of gas emerged from Mount Etna in a rare display captured on camera by residents and tourists over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.it/20240408/in-pictures-sicilys-mount-etna-puffs-smoke-rings-in-rare-show Mon, 08 Apr 2024 11:46:48 +0200 in-pictures-sicilys-mount-etna-puffs-smoke-rings-in-rare-show Mount Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes, belched smoke and ashes in a new eruption on Sunday, forcing the closure of the nearby airport in Catania, Sicily. https://www.thelocal.it/20230521/watch-italys-etna-spews-ash-leaving-catania-airport-closed Sun, 21 May 2023 21:22:50 +0200 watch-italys-etna-spews-ash-leaving-catania-airport-closed The volcano on the island of Stromboli erupted again on Monday morning, sending lava cascading into the sea and causing mini ‘tsunami’ waves. https://www.thelocal.it/20221010/watch-lava-flows-into-the-sea-as-italys-stromboli-volcano-erupts Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:30:22 +0200 watch-lava-flows-into-the-sea-as-italys-stromboli-volcano-erupts Italy's Civil Protection issued an "amber alert" for the island of Vulcano in Sicily's Aeolian archipelago on Saturday, on the back of significant changes in several volcanic parameters. https://www.thelocal.it/20211003/island-of-vulcano-in-sicily-on-alert-for-increased-volcanic-activity Sun, 03 Oct 2021 21:04:35 +0200 island-of-vulcano-in-sicily-on-alert-for-increased-volcanic-activity Italy's Stromboli volcano off the coast of Sicily erupted on Wednesday, sparking a huge cloud of ash. https://www.thelocal.it/20190828/in-pictures-major-eruption-at-italys-stromboli-volcano Wed, 28 Aug 2019 18:28:05 +0200 in-pictures-major-eruption-at-italys-stromboli-volcano Around a thousand tourists were evacuated and people were warned to stay out of the sea the day after Italy's Stromboli volcano dramatically erupted. https://www.thelocal.it/20190704/tsunami-warning-stromboli-eruption-italy-volcano-sicily Thu, 04 Jul 2019 15:20:15 +0200 tsunami-warning-stromboli-eruption-italy-volcano-sicily The volcano of Stromboli, off the coast of Sicily, is in the middle of one of its biggest eruptions in years. https://www.thelocal.it/20190704/photos-massive-eruption-on-stromboli-italy Thu, 04 Jul 2019 12:39:44 +0200 photos-massive-eruption-on-stromboli-italy A volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli erupted dramatically on Wednesday, killing a hiker and sending tourists fleeing into the sea. https://www.thelocal.it/20190704/italy-stromboli-volcano-erupts Thu, 04 Jul 2019 10:56:36 +0200 italy-stromboli-volcano-erupts Video footage from a rescue helicopter shows smoke billowing from the volcano yesterday. https://www.thelocal.it/20181227/watch-mount-etna-smoulders-as-tremors-continue-to-shake-sicily Thu, 27 Dec 2018 11:22:26 +0100 watch-mount-etna-smoulders-as-tremors-continue-to-shake-sicily 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