October 2004

28th October /2nd November 2006

South face

2nd November, from Monte Nero (South-West face), from right to left : Montagnola, cones from 2002, South-East cone and bocca Nuova, with at its base the lavaflows going to South-East of volcano (blue smoky gases).

South-East cone : emission of gaz and plumes (28th October)

Effusive activity (28th October)

Down hornito, up the lavaflow's departure.

Lavaflow inside Valle del Bove, back Zafferana.

Post effusive activity (29th October)

Up lavaflow inside Valle del Bove, with its hornito.

Up hornito, up lavaflow from the 28 October ; inside hornito, just at tiny redish point.

Lavaflows from 28 October.

South-Esat cone : emission of gaz and plumes (28th October)

Plumes are full of de bombs, up to almost 200 m high, but hidden by cenders.

By night, bombs are visible (picture by Olivier de Grûnewald).

Bocca Nuova

Bocca Nuova with its lavaflows, and hundreds of tourists...

South-East cone and Bocca Nuova, early morning.

Back Bocca Nuova, and just before Haloween : Scream...
(picture of right by Olivier de Grünewald)

Just near lavaflows issued from Bocca Nuova.

Summital craters (28th October)

From the edge of Bocca Nuova, in the tempest : back, Voragine and South-East crater.

South-West face (2nd November)

From Monte Nero, from right to left : South-East cone, Montagnola and Bocca Nuova
(lavaflows are seen fom their bluish lavaflows).

Same lavaflows from Monte Nero by night.

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)