Pictures at an eruption

 

I'm surprised that I never used that title for a post before.

Mount Etna had a bit of an increase in activity last week, with a modest lava fountain (300+ feet is modest when it has had much bigger and taller fountains, including one event with a fountain about a kilometer tall) but it generated some good pictures.   No danger to surrounding communities, which did get a sprinkling of ash.

Daily Mail contributes:

Moment Mount Etna eruption sends a violent stream of lava and smoke more than 300 feet into the air over Sicily

Here's a view of the fountain:

Short two-minute video (and it's more informative if you can translate spoken Italian):

Hace Erupcion Volcan Etna

And if there's action, you can watch it here:  Skyline Webcams - Sicily