On DK4, as well
For the first time since 2002, Mt. Etna is erupting. Mt. Etna has been an active volcano for a half a miilion years. It most recently erupted in 1949, 1971, 1981, 1983 and 1991–1993. Past eruptions have subsided without much damage to the surrounding countryside. Will Sicily be that lucky this time?
While this type of natural disaster is actually fairly common, Italian seismologists are watching this eruption closely. Say a prayer.
When Etna basks and purrs
Naples is more afraid
Than when she shows her Garnet Tooth --
Security is loud --
- Emily Dickinson
Mt. Etna erupts (1/13/11)