Mount Etna erupted on Monday (June 2), sending a flow of hot material racing down the volcano as a massive dark cloud of ash rose high into the sky above Sicily. Live Science has rounded up some of the best photographs and videos of this eruption.
News reports initially indicated this was the biggest eruption at Etna since 2014, but INVG representatives have since said this is not the case and that it was “a medium-sized eruption.”
The Italian volcano, which is the largest active volcano in Europe, has been erupting on and off for centuries, according to the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program. The current interval of eruptive activity began on Nov. 27, 2022.