2002

5th July 2002

2002 : This summer was very far from the memorable activity of last year !
Only activity was a violent and dangerous explosive activity from Nort-East crater, but when I was there on 5th July, it was mute....
I had just to visit all South face from volcano, from summital craters to Silvestri, through the famous Laghetto. It's always fascinating as in some weeks all the morphology of an active volcano can be changed...

General views of South face (going up from Montagnola)

From Laghetto : lavaflows issued from hornitos ; back, summital craters.

New hornitos.

South-East cone

Bocca Nuova

Back, South-East crater.

On the edge of Bocca Nuova.

General view of South face (down from Montagnola)

North face

From astronomical observatory, from left to right : South-East cone, with on its North flank the Nordestino and its lavaflows, in 2001 ; North-East crater, summit from Etna.

Etna : Etna's activity 1983 / 2011 : 1983 ; 1984 ; 1985 ; 1991-1993 ; 1994 ; 1996 ; May 1997 ; July 1997 ; 1998 ; 1999 ; 2000 ; 2/4 July 2001 (before paroxysm) ;
5 July 2001 (paroxysm) ; 28 July 2001 ; 31 July/3 August 2001 ; 2002 ; 2003 ; 2004 ; October 2004 ; 2006 ;
28 October /2 November 2006 ; 2007 ; May 2008 ; July 2008 ; July 2011 ; August 2011 : 12 August (10th paroxysm) ; 20 August (11th paroxysm)

Centers of interest

South face
(Cones from 2002, Laghetto, Silvestri)