What Made Mount Etna’s Latest Eruption so Rare

What Made Mount Etna’s Latest Eruption so Rare
Smoke billows from Mount Etna volcano, Italy, Monday, June 2, 2025. Giuseppe Distefano/AP Photo
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MILAN—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 eruption was the more rare pyroclastic flow from the southwestern crater not visible from a distance.