VOLCANO PLANET

Etna had it's 2nd paroxysmal episode of the year during the early hours of the morning (local time) following 12 days of mild strombolian activity. The paroxysm started after midnight when the intensity of strombolian activity increased and it lasted for 5-6 hours, also emitting a lava flow which flowed down the upper part of the Valle Del Bove.

Here is a video by INGV volcanologist Boris Behncke capturing the last stages of the eruption after the paroxysm finished.