Etna - the 15th paroxysmal episode obscured by clouds.

The Strombolian activity , which began November 5 , produced, until the night of 10, projections of incandescent materials and plumes average amount to 300 meters above the NSEC , quickly dispersed by the wind.

Etna NSEC - 06.11.2013 / 12:51 - Photo EtnaWalk

NSEC Etna - volcano made a " snub " on 08.11.2013 / 1:20 p.m. - Photo Antonio Maugeri

Etna NSEC - 09.11.2013 / 24:14 - webcam Etna trekking Schiena

The interval between the explosions varied between 30 minutes and 3 hours, to shorten on November 10 from 2:25 , and move back between 2-3 minutes and 10-15 minutes. These explosions were heard to the foothills of the volcano.

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Etna NSEC - in the night 10 to 11.11 - webcam RadioStudio7

During the night of 10 to 11 and the morning of 11 November , the Strombolian activity has evolved , giving , from 4:00, lava fountains, an ash plume dispersed to the northeast and three lava flows, the most voluminous was issued to the saddle between the two cinder cones , and moved southward.

The 15th paroxysm of 2013 lasted about seven hours and a half , very unfortunately obscured by clouds which prevented direct and webcams observations, between midnight the 10 and 9:00 the 11th .

If one has seen, the fountains were low rise , but the explosions very violent, with the formation of gas bubbles.

2013.11.11-10h-40-degazage--3-.jpg Etna NSEC - 11.11.2013 / 10h40 - explosions of gas bubbles (see left plume ) - webcam Etna trekking Schiena .

2013.11.11-10h46schiena000M.jpg Etna NSEC - 11.11.2013 / 10h46 - webcam Etna trekking Schiena.

Around 10:30 , the lava fountains have given way to strombolian activity , and as plots of INGV , the tremor fell sharply around 11:45 .

2013.11.11-12h11-baisse-ETFI_hhz.jpg Etna - paroxysm height on the right , with a sharp drop - beware , the scale is logarithmic - doc . INGV Catania 11.11.2013 / 24:11

2013.11.11 14h54 Etna NSEC - 11.11.2013 / 11h58 - more white puffs, and even a smoke ring , for the end of the 15 ° peak (right of photo) - webcam Etna trekking Schiena .

2013.11.11-16h03-Emot0301.jpg Etna NSEC - 11.11.203. / 15h03 LT / 16h03 GMT - webcam therm INGV

traces of fallout and lava flows.

The explosive activity still continued to 18h .

In the absence of sight , it must wait for the report of the Institute for a more accurate account .

Sources:
- Webcams INGV , Radiostudio7 , Etna trekking
- Comments from the webcam and with the help of Etna Walk and Giorgio Costa / Etna il vulcano