Watch: Etna erupts again, sending hot lava down its snowy slopes

Mount Etna on the Italian island of Sicily erupted at dawn on Friday, creating a festive spectacle of fire and ice.

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00:00 Mount Etna on Sicily erupted at dawn on Friday, sending hot lava down its snowy slopes.

00:07 It's Europe's tallest volcano and has been constantly active in the past ten years.

00:13 But no one has been injured and no one is in danger.

00:16 Volcanologists have described the activity on Etna in recent days as a succession of Strombolian eruptions,

00:23 which are moderately explosive but short eruptions named after the volcano on the nearby island of Stromboli.

00:30 Holy.

00:30 (whooshing)

00:33 (whooshing)