Jan8Written by:Paul Cronin
08/01/2012 18:15 
Another eruption, following the series of other eruptions in 2011 from Europe’s highest active volcano, Etna, in Sicily, threw a plume of lava and ash over 5000km into the air and threatened the closure of Catania airport. Travellers to Sicily may want to check the latest situation with their airlines over the next few days.The presence of snow on the volcano added to the explosive nature of the eruption which was energetic enough to grow a small pyroclastic cone.
Lava has been seen flowing from a new crater situated on the south east side of the summit, running towards the uninhabited area of the Valle del Bove according to the Catania Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology