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Sascha Pare

Scientists discover new way to predict next Mount Etna eruption

A view of Mount Etna erupting in June 2025. A large cloud of ash hangs over the volcano.

A newly discovered way to monitor magma movements beneath Mount Etna could help scientists forecast when it might erupt.

Mount Etna, located on the Italian island of Sicily, is Europe's largest active volcano. Humans have documented its activity for the past 2,700 years, but the volcano's eruptive history stretches as far back as 500,000 years.

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