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| | Mount Etna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | It is perhaps most accurate to describe Etna as being a mixture of overlapping shield and strato volcanoes partially destroyed by repeated collapses and partly buried under subsequent volcanic edifices. | | | About 3,500 years ago, the eastern flank of the mountain experienced a catastrophic collapse, generating an enormous landslide in an event similar to that seen at Mount St. Helens in 1980. | | | Mount Etna viewed from the Piana di Catania |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Etna
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| | Etna, Sicily, Italy |
| | Etna has the longest history of documented eruptions of any volcano. | | | Officials from Sistema Poseidon (a volcano monitoring organization in Sicily) said there was no danger. | | | This information was summarized from a report on Boris Behncke's Italy's Volcanoes site. |
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http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/etna
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| | ERS monitors Mount Etna - July 2001 |
| | The Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is the highest resolution sensor onboard ERS; it is able to show the movements of lava from the volcano. | | | Using precise techniques known as interferometry SAR has been able to monitor the movements of Etna for over 10 years including the eruption in 1993. | | | » An extensive study on using ERS SAR interferometry and thermal data to monitor the Etna volcano has been prepared under the Empedocle Project: Monitoring Mount Etna by Space Techniques. |
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http://earth.esa.int/ers/article_archive/etna072001.html
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| | Etna volcano, Italy |
| | The last chapter consists of a page that leads you to other web sites that have information about Etna, some more and others less detailed. | | | First, it has the longest record of historical eruptions (see Volcanoes of the World, 1994 edition) among all volcanoes on this planet, its first historically documented eruption occurring at about 1500 BC. | | | You will also find a link to a page with references of Etna (scientific articles and other publications). |
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http://boris.vulcanoetna.com/ETNA_intro.html
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| | Sicilians Take Grumpy Mount Etna in Their Stride |
| | "I was never afraid of Etna," Rosa said. | | | Locals like Rosa who live in the shadow of Europe's biggest volcano refer to it as "il gigante buono," the good giant. | | | The Romans thought it was home to Jupiter and his blacksmith. |
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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/07/0731_wiremountetna.html
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| | The Fire of Mount Etna; Jacqueline Harmon Butler |
| | According to legend, Homer claimed it was here at the small Aci Trezza harbor that Polyphemus hurled rocks at the sea in a raging attempt to strike down the ships of the fleeing Ulysses, who had just blinded him. | | | In fact, at 10,000 feet, it was a lot colder than it had been at sea level. | | | The gods were moved by pity and turned the shepherd into the river that runs through underground caverns and pours out into the sea where he could be united with his beloved sea nymph. |
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http://www.wildwritingwomen.com/jhb/stories/jhb_etna_2002.html
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| | Mount Etna Eruption Plume |
| | Etna has been erupting for hundreds of thousands of years. | | | Copyright © 2003 Sky Image Lab - All rights reserved. | | | Etna ash plume as it appeared to astronauts on the International Space Station. |
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http://www.skyimagelab.com/mouneterplum.html
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| | Mount Etna - Italiansrus.com |
| | This eruption had historical importance because it is considered to be the first known attempt in history that people dug trenches to divert the lava. | | | Mount Etna is located on the east coast of the Island of Sicily and it lies north of Catania, which is Sicily's second largest city. | | | Researchers have been studying the valley and in the process they have been able to reconstruct some of the events that have taken place throughout Mount Etna's history. |
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http://www.italiansrus.com/articles/etna.htm
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| | CNN.com - Etna lava flow slowing down - July 30, 2001 |
| | Despite the slowing of the lava, workers on Mount Etna remained on high alert on Monday because of the volcano's unpredictability, Sicily's Civil Protection Agency said. | | | Officials said the embankments were so far diverting the flow of lava and keeping it under control. | | | Although none of the towns on Etna's slopes have been damaged, there have been losses in agriculture and tourism and the government has earmarked about 18 billion lire ($8 million) to help the area recover. |
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http://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/07/29/italy.etna
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| | BBC NEWS Science/Nature Etna's rising anger |
| | Professor Schiano and colleagues sought to clarify some of these issues by studying historical lavas - some were as old as 520,000 years; others were erupted as recently as 1999. | | | The scientists say their analysis of mineral samples suggests a gradual but fundamental change in the nature of Etna's volcanism - an unprecedented observation, they claim. | | | Despite being one of the most studied volcanoes on the planet, much of Etna's geology remains a mystery. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1515619.stm
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| | Best of Sicily - Mount Etna |
| | This trail offers a view of some of the typical natural settings of the area. | | | For hardcore volcano fans, we suggest the Etna page at Volcano World. | | | Etna's long recorded history has proven invaluable to the world's volcanologists. |
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http://www.bestofsicily.com/etna.htm
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| | This Is Travel In the shadow of Mount Etna |
| | And yet it is totally alien to the rest of the island. | | | Tucked between Etna and the sea, deposits of black mountainous grit gust through the streets on some days and are then swept away by hot desert winds blown from the Sahara which leave bucket-loads of sand on the cars and on you. | | | It is hard to think about Sicily without dwelling on the phenomenon of Etna, or Mongibello as the Sicilians call it. |
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http://www.thisistravel.co.uk/travel/singles/In-the-shadow-of-Mount-Etna-article.html?in_article_id=22676
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| | CNN - Experts say Italy's Mount Etna may erupt - February 21, 1999 |
| | As lava flows, scientists speculate on the likelihood of a serious eruption | | | Well over 100 serious Etna eruptions have been documented over the past 2,500 years. | | | MOUNT ETNA, Italy (CNN) -- The tallest and most active volcano in Europe, |
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http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9902/21/italy.mount.etna
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| | Planet Diary Archive 2005 - Volcano - Mount Etna Erupts Again |
| | Planet Diary Archive 2005 - Volcano - Mount Etna Erupts Again | | | Etna has the longest record of historical eruptions of any volcano on Earth. | | | View of smoking Mount Etna volcano from the International Space Station. |
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http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive05/volc2022605.html
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| | NBC 4 - News - Lava Flows After Mount Etna Eruption |
| | Click here for the privacy policy, terms of use. | | | Lava continues to flow from Mount Etna in Sicily after an eruption that could be seen from miles away. | | | Etna is Europe's most active volcano and has active bursts every few months. |
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http://www.nbc4.tv/news/3729784/detail.html
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| | Best of Southern Italy, October 14, 2004: Mount Etna and Cefalu |
| | Best of Southern Italy, October 14, 2004: Mount Etna and Cefalu | | | Other than the clouds that the mountain generates for itself, the sky is quite clear, and visibility is excellent. | | | Etna is nearly 11,000 feet tall, but we're only going to the 6,000 foot level. |
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http://www.schnapp.org/bosi/20041014.html
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| | BBC NEWS Europe Etna villagers flee homes after quake |
| | An earthquake accompanying the eruption of Sicily's Mount Etna has forced 1,000 people from their homes. | | | Etna is almost constantly rumbling, but had not erupted since July and August last year, which experts described as one of the most erratic and complex displays in 300 years. | | | Mount Etna has had four major eruptions in the last 309 years. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2366555.stm
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| | Mount Etna Waiting To Erupt - CBS News |
| | Sheridan said many scientists have studied Etna and some with other theories may disagree with Patane and his team. | | | Following Etna's eruption in 2001, earthquakes continued, with severe shaking and a new river of lava appearing last fall. | | | Find out where the world's active volcanoes are located and see photos of some that have awoken with a vengeance. |
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/02/06/tech/main539718.shtml
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| | SIR-C/X-SAR image Mt. Etna, Sicily, Italy |
| | Etna is one of the best-studied volcanoes in the world and scientists are using this radar image to identify and distinguish a variety of volcanic features. | | | The summit of the Mount Etna volcano on the island of Sicily, Italy, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, is shown near the center of this radar image. | | | Scientists are studying Etna as part of the international "Decade Volcanoes" project, because of its high level of activity and potential threat to local populations. |
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http://www.op.dlr.de/ne-hf/SRL-2/p45738_etna.html
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| | Mount etna |
| | The legend of the Greeks says that Etna was the factory of Hephaestus and cyclops. | | | In detail, 2001 have been a year occupied for the Etna assembly, because there have been 16 eruptivos episodes to date. | | | The geologists consider it to have been active by more than 2.500.000 years. |
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http://etna.mig29here.com
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| | Mount Etna, Italy |
| | This volcano has long fascinated man. The Greek scientist Empedocles, who had successfully fought malaria, was convinced that Etna's gasses were semi-solid in form and strong enough to support the weight of a human being. | | | To prove his theory, in 433 BC, he jumped into the crater and was never seen again. | | | I had realized yesterday that my decision not to bring one had been a mistake. |
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http://www.noehill.com/med/med2001/etna.asp
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| | Mount Etna comes back to life |
| | Etna is almost constantly rumbling, but has not produced any serious activity since a series of eruptions in July and August last year, which experts described as one of the most erratic and complex displays in 300 years. | | | Civil protection officials in Catania, which sits in Etna's shadow, called a crisis meeting and were preparing to send water-carrying planes into the skies to try to bring the fires under control. | | | After months of silence, Etna's rumbled to life overnight, when as many as 200 small quakes rattled eastern Sicily, some creating panic and sending people to the streets. |
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| | Mount Etna |
| | Although Etna is starting to settle down, several other volcanoes around the world have been active, including El Reventador in Ecuador and the Nyamuragira in the Democratic Republic of Congo, close to Lake Victoria. | | | The eruption also threw large amounts of sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere. | | | The University of Bremen analysis of sulphur dioxide levels around Etna on 10 November found the concentrations as high as 3.3 Dobson Units, or DUs, a standard measure of gas concentration in the atmosphere. |
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http://www.vulcanit.com/mount-etna.htm
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| | MOUNT ETNA CRACKS AND LEAKS LAVA |
| | LAVA was seen flowing today from a new crack on Mount Etna, on the Italian island of Sicily, which had been virtually dormant since early last year. | | | Etna has the longest history of documented eruptions of any volcano, dating back about 3500 years. | | | Lava was flowing into the uninhabited Bove Valley on Etna's southeastern flank and for the present was no threat to villages lower down, spokesman Giannicola Piccola said. |
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http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?noframes;read=55390
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| | USATODAY.com - Italy's Mount Etna volcano erupts, blackens sky |
| | This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | | | Smoke trails away from Mount Etna in Catania, Sicily, Italy, on Monday. | | | Lava flowed down both sides of the mountain, but experts said Monday that villages were in no immediate danger. |
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2002-10-28-mtetna-erupts_x.htm
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| | Italy's Mt. Etna volcano |
| | Among all the world's volcanoes, Mount Etna has the longest recorded history of eruptions, dating back to 1500 B.C. Since then, the volcano has erupted about 200 times and has been very active in recent decades. | | | In particular, 2001 has been a busy year for Mount Etna, as there have been 16 eruptive episodes to date. | | | Live video and sound of Mount Etna from |
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http://www.solcomhouse.com/etna.htm
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| | Skiing the Pacific Ring of Fire and Beyond: Mount Etna |
| | Etna is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, and has long been the object of intense volcanological study. | | | Mount Etna is by far the largest and highest of Italy's many well-known volcanoes, a huge edifice which occupies much of the eastern part of the island of Sicily. | | | Despite its southerly location in the warm and sunny Mediterranean, Etna often receives deep winter snows down to 6000 ft (1800 m) and below, and has long been a popular destination for ski mountaineers when it is not erupting. |
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http://www.skimountaineer.com/ROF/ROF.php?name=Etna
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| | Mt Etna Volcano - John Seach |
| | Mt Etna has the longest period of documented eruptions in the world. | | | John's services have been used by Discovery Channel, BBC TV, and National Geographic. | | | The volcano is located near Catania in eastern Sicily, and can be seen as far away as Stromboli in the north. |
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http://www.volcanolive.com/etna.html
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| | WTP: Earth: Mount Etna - Sicily |
| | This image was acquired by Space Shuttle astronauts, and is slightly enhanced to bring out details in the volcano. | | | Mount Etna is over 3000 meters (10,000 feet) high, making it the highest peak in Italy south of the Alps. |
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http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/captions/earth/etna.htm
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| | Holidays in Sicily - Mount Etna, Catania, Taormina - villas, apartments |
| | The views around are over stunning countryside with the steamy peak of Mount Etna in the background. | | | The Sicilians call Etna "a' muntagna", which simply means "the mountain". | | | Wonderful position on the lower slopes of Mount Etna with wide panoramic views of the sea and countryside. |
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http://www.autoplanhols.co.uk/sicily_4.htm
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| | Mt. Etna |
| | However, the locals seem to have accepted Mount Etna's mischief as a fact of life, and instead capitalize on the fertility and sturdiness of the volcanic rock. | | | Looming ominously over Catania, Mount Etna's occasional (but not infrequent) eruptions would seem to make | | | Just be careful when you go, you never know when Mount Etna will blow her top next! |
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http://www.tompgalvin.com/places/it/mt_etna.htm
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| | Mount Etna |
| | Mount Etna, Indiana, United States [Town]; population was 111 in 1990; housing units was 43 in 1990; location is 40°45'N 85°34'W; land area is 0.07 square miles (46 acres); FIPS code is 51408 [SourceCBP] | | | Mount Etna, Pennsylvania, United States [Place] is in Blair County; location is 40°31'13"N 78°10'22"W [SourceGSP] | | | Mount Etna, Indiana, United States [Populated Place] is in Huntington County; location is 40°44'33"N 85°33'43"W [SourceGSP] |
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http://www.placesnamed.com/m/o/mount_etna.asp
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| | Mount Etna Ignites @ nationalgeographic.com |
| | Get a brief summary of Etna and its activity, followed by links to complete reports on activity periods from 1968 to the present. | | | The two deaths that occurred during the eruption of July and August 2001 were attributed to lightning—not to eruptive activity. | | | --> Despite its look during eruptions, Mount Etna is not a killer volcano. |
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http://nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2002/02/01/html/ft_20020201.4.html
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| | Mount Etna, Sicily - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
| | Etna, Mount (ancient Aetna), volcano, southern Italy, on the eastern coast of Sicily. | | | The first recorded eruption of Mount Etna occurred in the 18th century BC, although geological studies show that it was active before that period. | | | The base of Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe, covers an area of 1600 sq km (620 sq mi) and its height, which changes with time, was 3,323 m (10,902 ft) in the late 1990s. |
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http://www.galenfrysinger.com/mount_etna_sicily.htm
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| | Internet Geography - GeoTopics - Volcanoes |
| | The Army heavy earth-moving equipment was brought in by the Government to block and divert lava flows. | | | Locals believe snow will not settle on the flanks of the volcano due to the heat of the lava. | | | On the 29th July The airport of Sicily's second city, Catania, was forced to close while the runways are cleared of ash spewing from the erupting Mount Etna volcano. |
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http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/etna.html
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| | EO Natural Hazards: Ash Flows from Mount Etna |
| | Mount Etna’s last major eruption was in 2001, though additional small eruptions have been recorded since then. | | | According to local news reports, the most recent eruption did not threaten local communities and seemed to end on January 8. | | | For more information about Mount Etna, please visit the Smithsonian Institute’s Global Volcanism Program web site. |
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12663
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| | In Italy Online - Climbing Mount Etna: The Hottest Ticket in Sicily |
| | I had read that scientists were using Mt. Etna to test the robots that will one day walk on Mars, because the atmospheric and geological conditions are virtually the same. | | | Three of those rocks are sitting on my desk as I write this, and though they are "dead" they possess a sort of ineffable glow, as if their true nature were still alive inside them, just like the memory of that wonderful day. | | | Certainly this desolate landscape could have been a "dead planet." And yet, what Enrico showed us next could lead anyone to fantasize about life in outer space. |
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http://www.initaly.com/regions/sicily/excusumm.htm
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| | Mount etna volcano etna excursions eruptions |
| | Mount Etna volcano (Sicily) is one of the more visited volcanoes in the world. | | | On my side, I created my Etna web site as a start point for every body desire to visit, discover, look it with right approach, far from the touristic masse and with the respect doubt to this volcano, wonderful expression of the nature. | | | Searching on web you will find a lot of information and many good websites about it (thanks to Boris Behncke and the others to do what they do :-)). |
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http://www.etnavolcano.info
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| | eBay - mount etna, Prints, Art items on eBay.com |
| | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC February 2002 MOUNT ETNA AIDS Cuba | | | Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy. | | | J352 Italy, Sicily, Eruption of Mount Etna, RPPC |
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http://search-desc.ebay.com/search/search.dll?query=mount+etna&newu=1&krd=1
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| | CBC News: Volcanic pressure on the rise in Mount Etna: geologists |
| | Its first recorded eruption was in 1500 B.C. After Mount Etna erupted in 2001, earthquakes rocked the volcano and a new pool of lava appeared last fall. | | | ROME - A pool of magma within Sicily's Mount Etna is rising and may create more frequent and stronger volcanic eruptions, Italian geologists say. | | | Canada pledges aid as Indonesian death toll reaches 3,500 |
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http://www.cbc.ca/story/news/national/2003/02/07/mount_etna030207.html
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| | CBC News - Mount Etna's gaining power |
| | Despite being one of the most studied volcanoes on Earth, much of Etna's geology remains a mystery. | | | Pierre Schiano, at Blaise Pascal University in Clermont-Ferrand, France, worked on the study and says it appears Etna is making a transition from hotspot to island-arc volcano. | | | The French researchers studied the chemical composition of Etna's lavas over the past half million years. |
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http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/08/30/etna010830
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| | SVS Animation 2208 - Mount Etna Eruption |
| | This animation is a zoom into the Ongoing Mount Etna Eruption. | | | General information on this service can be found here. | | | Mt. Etna Eruption - Zoom to volcano and pan down to ash plume |
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http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002200/a002208/index.html
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| | Mount Etna - definition of Mount Etna by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. |
| | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | | | Mount Etna - an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet) | | | But for that resolution so often recalled, Clennam might have wished him in the crater of Mount Etna, in return for this civility. |
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Mount+Etna
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| | Volcanoes - Study of eruptions - Mount Etna, Sicily |
| | Sicily's second largest city, Mt Etna has one of the world's longest documented records of activity, dating back to 1500 BC. | | | While geology is often concerned with events millions of years old, or even geologically faster-moving events, such as glacial erosion, volcanoes may be considered "geology in motion"; when volcanic eruptions occur, the local landscape can be dramatically changed almost instantly. | | | The Instituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Volcanologia (INGV) in Catania monitors Mount Etna's activity on an ongoing basis. |
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http://www.question.com/content/volcanoes_mount_etna_aetna_04-10-04.html
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| | CNN.com - Chris Burns: Mount Etna 'still very alive' - Oct. 31, 2002 |
| | CNN's Chris Burns reports on an earthquake that has killed at least four children in southern Italy and on the activities of Sicily's Mount Etna. | | | Ash and lava continued to erupt Thursday from Mount Etna, threatening nearby towns and unsettling those who live near the Sicilian volcano. | | | Although volcanologists say the eruptions have toned down somewhat in the last 24 hours, [Mount Etna is] still very alive from this standpoint anyway. |
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http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/10/31/otsc.burns
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