The Italian volcanologist Boris Behnke published a video clip of the eruption of Mount Etna volcano in Sicily, Italy, which is one of the most active volcanoes in the world.
The clip showed the eruption of lava in the darkness of the 13th and 14th of December, which according to the Volcano Discovery site reached a height of more than 100 meters, with a dense ash plume 5 km high.
A few moments of the second short episode of Strombolian activity culminating in lava fountaining at # Etna's Southeast Crater during the night of 13-14 December 2020.pic.twitter.com/XjVNdvIjJT
- Boris Behncke (@etnaboris) December 14, 2020
The eruption of the volcano began at exactly nine o'clock local time on the evening of the 13th of December, and video clips showed its continuation until the evening of the next day, where he presented amazing night and morning performances during his activity.
Eruptive activity at # Etna's Southeast Crater on the evening of 14 December 2020 pic.twitter.com/oaAKMUpRxx
- Boris Behncke (@etnaboris) December 14, 2020
According to an article published by Behnke on the website of the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanoes, this time the volcanic eruption was classified as "Stromboli", referring to the volcano that causes the fall of lava fragments.
This is not the first time that such an eruption has been recorded for Mount Etna, as the scene has repeated itself frequently since the 1970s, and hundreds of attacks were observed, including 66 in 2000, and 50 between 2011 and 2013, according to Behnke in his article.