An eruption of the Italian volcano Stromboli has been underway since Sunday on the island of the same name, located north of Sicily. The alert level was raised from low to medium on Sunday due to an increase in volcanic activity. The risks are low for the populations present in the place. However, they are invited to “stay informed and scrupulously follow the instructions provided”, indicates the Italian civil protection.
The eruption began at 7:22 am on Sunday. A large lava flow from “the northern part of the crater moved rapidly along the Sciara del Fuoco”, the corridor through which lava usually flows during eruptions of the volcano. Other similar flows followed, according to the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).
The Italian Laboratory for Experimental Geophysics and the University of Florence recorded and published a video of the first spill.
Regular volcanic episodes
The authorities, however, call to “strengthen the volcano monitoring system and the information link between the scientific community and the other components and operational structures of the National Civil Protection Service”, to monitor the evolution of volcanic activity, visible from space and photographed by the European Copernic telescope.
“About three hours after the eruption, the Copernic telescope captured the thermal anomaly caused by the lava along the flank of the volcano,” tweeted the institution responsible for the satellite.
The island and its region are used to constant volcanic activity from Stromboli and into which the current episode fits. Civil Protection indicates that the current “increase of the volcanic imbalance” is unprecedented. Similar episodes have taken place several times in recent years.
Source: BFM TV
