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Etna, one of Europe’s most active volcanoes, has been spewing circular, mostly white smoke rings into the skies over Sicily. The rings, known as volcanic vortex rings, appeared earlier this month after a small vent opened on the northwest border of the Southeast crater. In this case, the vent is perfectly circular, making for particularly perfect rings. “It is bellissimo,” said Simona Scollo, another volcanologist at the INGV Etna Observatory in Catania, using the Italian word for beautiful. Ms. Scollo copublished a study on the dynamics of volcanic vortex rings last year in the journal Scientific Reports.
Persons: It’s, it’s, Etna, Boris Behncke, , Simona Scollo, Scollo Organizations: National Institute of Geophysics, Volcanology Locations: Mt, Etna, Sicily, Catania
CNN —The town manager of Carmel, Maine, has died after saving his 4-year-old son from drowning in an icy pond. Kevin Howell, 51, and his son were crossing a portion of Etna Pond around 6:30 a.m. Friday when they broke through the ice, the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post. “The boy ran home, and notified his mother,” the sheriff’s office said. “Detective Norton got the mom back to the house and reunited with her son,” the sheriff’s office said. Howell enjoyed cooking for his family and friends and spending time with his wife and son outdoors, doing actives like skiing, boating, fishing and hiking, the webpage said.
Persons: Kevin Howell, Howell, , Howell’s, Katie, Jordan Norton, Norton, Sawyer Organizations: CNN, Penobscot County Sheriff’s Locations: Carmel , Maine, Etna, Penobscot County, Howell, Carmel, Augusta
Six people were killed and at least 20 others were injured after a charter bus carrying students from a high school was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer on a central Ohio highway on Tuesday morning, according to county and state highway officials. The chain-reaction crash, which involved five vehicles, took place just before 9 a.m. on Interstate 70 near State Route 310 in Etna Township, outside Columbus, Lt. Nathan Dennis of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said at a news conference on Tuesday. Three of the victims were students at the Tuscarawas Valley Local Schools: John W. Mosely, 18; Jeffery D. Worrell, 18; and Katelyn N. Owens, 15. The others who died were a high school teacher, Dave Kennat, 56, and two parents who had been chaperoning: Kristy Gaynor, 39; and Shannon Wigfield, 45. On Tuesday night, a crowd gathered for a vigil on a grassy field as Derek Varansky, the superintendent of Tuscarawas Valley Local Schools, read aloud the names of the victims.
Persons: Nathan Dennis, John W, Jeffery D, Worrell, Owens, Dave Kennat, Kristy Gaynor, Shannon Wigfield, Derek Varansky Organizations: Highway Patrol, Local, Tuscarawas Valley Local Schools Locations: Ohio, Etna Township, Columbus, Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas Valley
Here’s a look at what to expect on election night:ELECTION DAYThe special election for Pennsylvania state House District 21 will be held on Tuesday. WHAT’S ON THE BALLOTThe Associated Press will provide coverage for the special election in District 21, which is the only race on the ballot. WHO GETS TO VOTEVoters must be registered in House District 21 to participate in the special election. DECISION NOTESUnder its current boundaries, District 21 heavily favors Democrats. In the 2022 general election in District 21, the AP first reported results at 8:39 p.m.
Persons: Sara Innamorato, Lindsay Powell, Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto, Erin Connolly Autenreith, Thomas Connolly, Innamorato, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Sen, John Fetterman, Mehmet Oz, Pennsylvania, John Galloway, Frank Perman, Autenreith, Perman, Powell, it’s Organizations: WASHINGTON, Representatives, Democratic, Republican, Allegheny, Republicans, U.S, Pittsburgh Mayor, Shaler Township Republican, Pennsylvania House, Rep, Pennsylvania, Press, WHO, House, AP, Pennsylvania’s, Pennsylvania Department, State’s Locations: Shaler Township, McKees, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Etna, Millvale, District, Shaler, underperform
UNDER SIEGE The Castello Maniace, a 13th-century citadel in Syracuse’s old town, is just one vestige of Sicily’s long history of occupation and conquest. Photo: Alamy Stock PhotoEven before HBO’s “The White Lotus,” Sicily was a hotspot for travelers looking beyond the Italian mainland—and for good reason. The island has its own cuisine, drawn in equal measure from the sea and the fertile slopes of Mount Etna; its own varieties of wine; even its own language. Its history, as a crossroads of trade and conquest in the Mediterranean, stretches back thousands of years.
Persons: HBO’s “ Locations: Castello, Syracuse’s, Sicily, Mount Etna
CNN —A cloud of volcanic ash spewing from Europe’s most active volcano has prompted the closure of one of Sicily’s largest airports, leading to flights being delayed, canceled and diverted. Sicily’s Catania international airport, known as Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, is to remain closed until 8 p.m. local time on Monday following the eruption of nearby Mount Etna, the airport press office said in a statement. Travelers grounded due to the eruption of the Etna volcano and closure of Catania airport. Orietta Scardino/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockThis is “producing a fallout of ash in the southern sector of the volcano and beyond,” it said. As well as being the most active, Mount Etna is Europe’s highest volcano, at about 3,350 meters (almost 11,000 feet) tall.
Persons: Orietta Scardino Organizations: CNN, Sicily’s Catania, Catania – Fontanarossa, Italian National Institute of Geophysics Locations: Catania, Mount Etna, Orietta, Malta, France, Austria, Etna
Mount Etna eruption disrupts Sicily's troubled Catania airport
  + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
[1/3] Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, lights up the night sky with eruptions as seen from Rocca Della Valle, Italy, August 13, 2023. Etna Walk/Marco Restivo/ Handout via REUTERSCATANIA, Sicily, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted on Monday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna, local authorities said, bringing fresh travel woe to the crisis-plagued Italian airport. The 3,330 metre (10,925 ft) high volcano burst into action overnight, firing lava and ash high over the Mediterranean island. Flights to and from Catania, a popular tourist destination, would be suspended until 8:00 p.m. (1800 GMT), the airport said on Twitter. The latest cancellations at Catania airport, which attracts more arrivals than the island's capital, Palermo, came a month after a fire at a terminal building led to weeks of disruptions for passengers.
Persons: Rocca Della Valle, Marco Restivo, Enrico Trantino, Crispian Balmer, Conor Humphries Organizations: REUTERS, Twitter, Catania, Thomson Locations: Etna, Italy, Handout, REUTERS CATANIA, Sicily, Sicilian, Catania, Mount Etna, Palermo
During Greece's peak power demand this year, also on July 24, solar photovoltaics covered 3.5GW of the total 10.35GW demand, grid operator IPTO said. Even in cooler and less sunny western countries such as Belgium, solar energy has covered more than 100% of the extra energy needed during midday spikes in power demand. Analysts say a second factor has helped to keep Europe's energy systems running this summer: overall, power demand has been relatively low. That has been the case since Europe's energy crisis last year, when Russia cut gas deliveries to Europe. "The only reason why this has been bearable is the low power demand environment that we're currently in," Refinitiv's Gerl said.
Persons: Nicolas Economou, Kristian Ruby, Electrica, Nathalie Gerl, IPTO, Spain's, Refinitiv's Gerl, Simone Tagliapietra, Kate Abnett, Susanna Twidale, Barbara Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, Analysts, Energy, European Commission, SolarPower, Thomson Locations: Rhodes, Greece, Europe, BRUSSELS, LONDON, Spain, Ukraine, Catania, Etna, Sicily, Athens, Belgium, Russia
Catania airport in Sicily cleared to reopen main terminal
  + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
A screen grab taken from a video shows people waiting outside the Catania Fontanarossa International Airport in Catania, Italy July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Giselda Vagnoni/File PhotoROME, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) on Saturday gave its green light to reopen the main terminal at Sicily's Catania airport, a statement said, nearly three weeks after it was shut down due to a fire. "ENAC's order ... allows the airport to return immediately, as of this evening, to normal conditions," Sicilian regional governor Renato Schifani said in the statement published on the airport's website. Following the accident, the airport operated at reduced capacity through a smaller terminal, alongside which tent-like structures were built to help cope with the flows of passengers. The Catania airport is regularly used by tourists heading to places including the resort town of Taormina, which is about 70 kilometers (43.5 miles) away, and Siracusa, with its Greek Theatre.
Persons: Giselda, Renato Schifani, Schifani, Angelo Amante, David Holmes Organizations: Catania, REUTERS, Italian Civil Aviation Authority, Saturday, Greek Theatre, Thomson Locations: Catania, Italy, Sicily's Catania, Sicily, Palermo, Mount Etna, Taormina
CATANIA, Italy, July 26 (Reuters) - A fire early last week at Sicily's main airport is still causing massive disruption for visitors to the island, laying bare the disorganisation and poor infrastructure that challenge Italy's tourism ambitions. The fire broke out on July 17 at Catania airport, below Mount Etna, which acts as a hub for the east of Sicily and attracts more arrivals than the capital Palermo. Some disruption was inevitable, but visitors describe scenes of utter chaos that jar with the government's jaunty "Welcome to Wonder" advertising campaign, which aims to attract tourists using a computerised "influencer" version of Venus. "We are now told our flight won't leave before 6 p.m. (1600 GMT). "Airport people were shouting the names of the flights to be boarded, but what happens if you don't hear them?," she said.
Persons: Julie, Maria Grazia Salamone, Ugo Zinna, Guglielmino, Alberto Chiumento, Gavin Jones, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Reuters, Thomson Locations: CATANIA, Italy, Sicily's, Catania, Mount Etna, Sicily, Palermo, California, Taormina, Syracuse, Rome, Genoa, Catania's, Belpasso
ROME, July 26 (Reuters) - Italy announced measures on Wednesday to help families and businesses hit by extreme climate events, as the country reels from a heatwave in the south and fierce storms in the north. A draft seen by Reuters showed that the decree had a cost of 10 million euros ($11.09 million) for state coffers. The government is ready to earmark some 10 million euros to refund airline tickets and hotel reservations to tourists without insurance coverage, Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci said. The Lombardy region around Milan has already asked the government to declare a state of emergency and has estimated damage of over 40 million euros, Musumeci said. The state of emergency, one approved by the government, removes bureaucratic obstacles and speeds up procedures to provide financial help.
Persons: Giorgia, Marina Calderone, Nello Musumeci, Musumeci Organizations: heatwave, Labour, Reuters, Civil, Thomson Locations: Italy, Sicily, Catania, Etna, Milan, Lombardy
Italy shuts main Sicily airport until Wednesday due to fire
  + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
ROME, July 17 (Reuters) - The airport in the Sicilian city of Catania, close to some of the main tourist hot spots in eastern Sicily, has been shut down until Wednesday due to a fire, its management company wrote on Twitter. The fire broke out late on Sunday and there were no injuries, the airport said. Firefighters said they managed to contain the blaze about 90 minutes after it was called in, but provided no details on possible causes or any link to current high temperatures in the region. Flights at the Sicilian airport, which according to the Assoaeroporti sector group, ranked fifth for traffic in Italy last year and first on the island, have been suspended until 1200 GMT on Wednesday, the company said. The Catania airport is regularly used by tourists heading to places like Mount Etna and Taormina, which is about 70 kilometers (43.5 miles) away, and Siracusa, with its Greek Theatre and the historical centre on the Ortigia island.
Persons: Firefighters, Angelo Amante, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Twitter, Greek Theatre, Thomson Locations: Sicilian, Catania, Sicily, Palermo, Messina, Italy, Mount Etna, Taormina
CNN —Flights from Catania airport in Sicily were grounded on Sunday after volcanic ash from an eruption of Mount Etna covered the runways. Volcanic ash in Nicolosi, near Catania Orietta Scardino/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockPictures and video footage show black volcanic ash covering planes at the airport, and blanketing roads in the area. In 2010, a volcanic eruption in Iceland sent a huge plume of ash moving across the Atlantic, causing massive disruption to air traffic across Western Europe. In the aftermath of the crisis, international aviation regulators introduced new risk management guidance on flight safety and volcanic ash. Mount Etna is Europe’s most active volcano, and also the highest, at about 3,350 meters (almost 11,000 feet) tall.
Mount Etna eruption halts flights to Sicily's Catania airport
  + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
ROME, May 21 (Reuters) - Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted on Sunday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna spewed volcanic ash onto its runways, airport authorities said. The 3,330 metre (10,925 ft) high volcano can burst into spectacular action several times a year, firing lava and ash high over the Mediterranean island. Flights to and from Catania, a popular tourist destination, would be suspended until normal safety conditions could be guaranteed, the airport said on Twitter. Cars in the city were covered in a layer of dark gritty dust, images in the Italian media showed. Writing by Keith Weir; editing by Barbara LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
And while famous rice dishes such as sushi, fried rice and paella are among the most prominent in the global spotlight, there are so many more rice recipes out there to put on your radar – and seek out on your travels. Wali wa kukaanga, KenyaWali wa kukaanga is Kenya’s answer to fried rice, and translates to just that in Swahili. So it’s no surprise that the Polynesian island country’s most popular rice dish, alaisa fa’apopo, has ties to the coconut, too. Thai fried rice (Khao Pad), ThailandThai fried rice uses the layering of flavors that's characteristic of the country's cuisine. ArenaCreative/Adobe StockWhen it comes to fried rice, the Chinese version tends to steal the spotlight.
When the HBO black comedy "The White Lotus" premiered in the summer of 2021, it took viewers to Hawaii's sunny Maui. The Maldives was named-dropped near the end of season two of "The White Lotus," leading fans to speculate it would be the next filming location. Cue the theories that "The White Lotus" is heading to the Southeast Asian nation known as "The Land of Smiles." Two characters spent the night in Villa Tasca in the second season of "The White Lotus." Beyond "The White Lotus," the broader trend of traveling to visit iconic TV and movie locations continues to grow.
“FIRE OF LOVE,” the Oscar-nominated 2022 documentary about two star-crossed volcanologists, reflects our fascination with the earth’s eruptions. “Working on the film, I visited two volcanoes—Fagradalsfjall on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, and Anak Krakatau, off the coast of West Java,” said Sara Dosa, director and producer of the National Geographic documentary. “We were awestruck by the molten rivers pouring down the mountainside—a seemingly surreal color of orange.”Elsewhere, Kilauea’s fireworks on the Big Island of Hawaii kicked off 2023 and, on screens, Sicily’s Mt. Etna loomed as a backdrop for the sexual shenanigans in “The White Lotus.”
So far the practical help for a project that will create around 1,000 jobs, has come from the Europe Union. It also says its panels are better and that 3Sun will be the European Union's largest producer of high performance bifacial solar panels by 2024. Eurostat figures show around three quarters of Europe's solar panels are sourced from China. The European Union as a whole aims to reach almost 600 gigawatts (GW) of solar energy by 2030 and the number of installations is increasing. Enel is not limiting its ambitions to Europe, although it says at least 50% of its Sicilian production will be for the continent.
AS A KID, Mike White had weird interests. That makes a lot of sense if you consider “The White Lotus,” the Emmy-winning HBO series he created: Its first season also involved quirky characters and disastrous turns of events in a glamorous setting, namely Maui. Promising the same heady cocktail, season 2, which premieres Oct. 30, unfolds in Sicily at San Domenico Palace, Taormina, a Four Seasons Hotel. “In Taormina, you see villas on terraced hills, Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea,” said Mr. White, 52. Mr. White brought his penchant for traveling, and troubleshooting, to his role as a director and showrunner, too, opting to film both seasons of “The White Lotus” on location.
North Jutland, DenmarkSouthern Europe swells with crowds during summer, and it can also get hot to the point of extremely uncomfortable in July and August. Temperatures in Seville and other spots in southern Spain recently exceeded the 110˚ Fahrenheit mark (43.3 Celsius). MontenegroLeave Croatia’s jam-packed Dubrovnik to the hordes of “Game of Thrones” hangers-on and make for less-trampled spots in neighboring Montenegro instead. It’s just 40 minutes from the popular beaches of Taormina, which are flooded with “White Lotus” fans this summer. There are beaches all around the peninsula, but if you only hit two, Mylopotamos and Fakistra on the Aegean side are the can’t-miss spots.
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Watch: Mount Etna in Italy erupts again
  + stars: | 2022-02-22 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: 1 min
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Aeroportul din Catania a fost închis miercuri după erupţia vulcanului Etna, care a acoperit pista cu cenuşă, au informat reprezentanţii aeroportului, potrivit DPA. Niciun avion nu poate decola sau ateriza în această dimineaţă, a precizat aeroportul. Etna a erupt în mod repetat în ultimele săptămâni, însă relatările despre pagube majore sau persoane rănite sunt rare. Cu o înălţime de 3.300 de metri, Etna a expulzat lavă şi cenuşă în ultimele zile, în principal din craterul său sud-estic, potrivit Institutului Naţional de Geofizică şi Vulcanologie (INGV) din Italia. Norii de cenuşă s-au ridicat la 5-10 kilometri înălţime, măsurând de la nivelul mării, potrivit institutului citat.
Organizations: Etna Locations: Catania, Etna, Italia
Lava a fost aruncată la zeci de metri în aer, ca o veritabilă fântână arteziană de foc. A apărut și un nor mare de fum și cenușă, scrie digi24. Potrivit specialiștilor, emisiile de lavă și cenușă nu au depășit cotele normale. Aeroportul din Catania a fost închis temporar, ca pista să fie curățată de pietre si cenușă. Erupția de aseară a fost cea cu numărul 40 de anul acesta.
Organizations: Aeroportul Locations: Etna, Catania, Europei
Vulcanii Etna şi Stromboli au erupt din nou, aruncând fântâni de lavă în cursul nopţii trecute, potrivit DPA, citează Agerpres. Etna, care are 3.300 de metri înălţime şi se află în Sicilia, a erupt din craterul sud-estic, a indicat Institutul Naţional de Geofizică şi Vulcanologie. Institutul a înregistrat, de asemenea, erupţii la Stromboli, situat pe insula vulcanică cu acelaşi nume, la aproximativ 70 de kilometri nord-est de Sicilia. Pâraie de lavă coboară adesea de la vulcanul înalt de 900 de metri spre zona de coastă a insulei mici. Ambii vulcani au erupt în mod repetat în ultimele săptămâni, potrivit INGV.
Organizations: Etna Locations: Stromboli, Agerpres, Sicilia
Cel mai activ vulcan din Europa le-a dat din nou emoții sicilienilor. Etna a erupt iar, oferind un spectacol de o frumusețe stranie, scrie digi24. Râuri de lavă s-au scurs pe versantul sud estic al vulcanului înalt de 3.300 de metri. Din fericire, erupția nu a provocat pagube în zona adiacentă masivului vulcanic. Cea mai veche mențiune a unui astfel de eveniment datează din anul 425 înainte de Hristos.
Persons: Hristos Organizations: Etna Locations: Europa
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