On June 2, 2025 around 10 a.m. local time, residents of the island of Sicily began fleeing as Europe's largest volcano suddenly erupted. Mount Etna's eruption, captured by the European Space Agency's ...

MILAN, Italy — Mt. Etna, the volcano that towers over eastern Sicily, has again captivated the world with a spectacular show, spewing smoke high into the sky. But the defining event of Monday’s ...

It’s more than just legend that Mount Etna nourishes all that is spread along her foothills in Sicily. For centuries, locals have looked up at the constantly puffing peak in celebration rather than ...

Thanks to its namesake volcano, Etna is an astonishing fertile region that has spawned a unique food and drink scene. Harriet O’Brien goes on an epicurean tour to taste the spoils ...

High over the island of Sicily, Mount Etna smolders as Europe’s most active volcano. Underneath its rough slopes, a network of magma chambers and fractures seethes in virtual quiet—until the earth ...

Tourists scrambled to get away from a volcanic eruption in Italy on June 2. Mount Etna, located on the eastern coast of Sicily and one of Europe's most active volcanoes, sent an ash cloud into the air ...

Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.

New rupture creates spectacular lava show for visitors to Sicily’s Mt. Etna A new rupture has created a spectacular lava show for visitors to Sicily’s Mt. Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe.

MILAN (AP) — Mount Etna, the volcano that towers over eastern Sicily, has again captivated the world with a spectacular show, spewing smoke and high into the sky. But the defining event of Monday’s ...