Catania airport on the Italian island of Sicily was closed on Friday after Mount Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe, erupted and spewed ash into the sky, disrupting air travel. Catania airport in Sicily announced its closure today due to an eruption of Mount Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe, whose ashes fell on the airspace and the …
The enigma of Europe's submerged behemoth Getty Images Some of Italy's most famous offshore volcanoes make up the Aeolian islands, including Stromboli. Getty Images Beneath the waves near the Aeolian islands, volcanic fissures bubble gases that force their way up through the Earth's crust Worse still, there would be next-to-no warning that the disaster was imminent – a fact that …