Stromboli blows its top to light up Sicilian sky
03/03/2007
The location of Stromboli in southern Italy. Italy has around 29 volcanoes.
Lava pours down Stromboli's slopes and into the Mediterranean Sea near Sicily
Lava flows light the night sky as the Italian volcanic island of Stromboli comes to life in a display of natural beauty.
Two large flows appeared on the island, off the northern tip of Siciliy, earlier this week, sending up vast plumes of steam as they plunged into the Mediterranean waters below.
Authorities said there was no immediate risk to people living on the island, although the eruptions may cause tidal waves, and all locals and tourists should stay away from the coast.
Locals fear a repeat of the events of December 2002 when a similar upsurge in volcanic activity caused a massive chunk of rock to drop into the sea, causing a 10-metre tidal wave that ruined houses near the shore.
"The eruption (lava flows) are very well fed," said Enzo Boschi, head of Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology.
"But there's no reason to think that anything extraordinary will happen in the short-term.
The population is not at risk."
telegraph.co.uk
03/03/2007
The location of Stromboli in southern Italy. Italy has around 29 volcanoes.
Lava pours down Stromboli's slopes and into the Mediterranean Sea near Sicily
Lava flows light the night sky as the Italian volcanic island of Stromboli comes to life in a display of natural beauty.
Two large flows appeared on the island, off the northern tip of Siciliy, earlier this week, sending up vast plumes of steam as they plunged into the Mediterranean waters below.
Authorities said there was no immediate risk to people living on the island, although the eruptions may cause tidal waves, and all locals and tourists should stay away from the coast.
Locals fear a repeat of the events of December 2002 when a similar upsurge in volcanic activity caused a massive chunk of rock to drop into the sea, causing a 10-metre tidal wave that ruined houses near the shore.
"The eruption (lava flows) are very well fed," said Enzo Boschi, head of Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology.
"But there's no reason to think that anything extraordinary will happen in the short-term.
The population is not at risk."
telegraph.co.uk