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Impact of Life on Sicily –Yesterday andToday
Alex Resch
ITA 154
5/6/14
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
N3YoHGpITI
 Series of “stratovolcanoes” – cone like
volcano which is built up through magma
hardening as a result of eruptions
 Located along the eastern coast of Sicily, Italy
 10,900 feet high
 Eruption radius of 600 miles
 Base circumference is 93 miles
 Two central craters in
Mount Etna
 1. “Bocca Nuovo” –
northern crater
 2. “Voragine”- southeast
crater that was recently
formed during an eruption
 Valle del Bove- largest
feature in Etna, horseshoe
shaped caldera located on
the eastern slope
 Fissions and vents which
pose the greatest threat to
inhabitants today
 Longest record of activity in the world
 122 B.C. – Roman records make note of black
clouds from a large eruption blocking the sun
causing damage to Catania
 Catania also suffered from eruptions in 45
A.D., 1169, and 1669
 1669- Eruption causes an earthquake which
killed 1500 people in Nicoli and despite a
damage control attempt, damages Catania,
taking out half of the town
 1928- village named Mascali was taken out entirely as a result of a fissure
opening up on the bottom of the mountain
 1960- agricultural land surrounding Etna was corrupted by ash and lava
 “OperationVolcano Buster”- locals in Zafferana built dams to contain
lava and when almost full, the U.S. Marines flew in huge blocks of
concrete in order to contain the lava
 Despite this effort, many homes, farms, fields, orchards, and vineyards
were destroyed
 November 2013 – did not endanger any houses and no evacuation was
necessary
 Despite being the cause of much
destruction among Sicily, Mount
Etna is considered a blessing
 Mount Etna’s eruptions have
provided the population with a
mineral-rich soil with vital
nutrients essential to prolific
farming
 Attracts tourism
 One of the only volcanos in the
world which emit smoke rings
from time to time
 Was featured in StarWars:
Revenge of the Sith in order to
depict the fictional planet
“Mustafar”

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Mount Etna

  • 1. Impact of Life on Sicily –Yesterday andToday Alex Resch ITA 154 5/6/14
  • 3.  Series of “stratovolcanoes” – cone like volcano which is built up through magma hardening as a result of eruptions  Located along the eastern coast of Sicily, Italy  10,900 feet high  Eruption radius of 600 miles  Base circumference is 93 miles
  • 4.  Two central craters in Mount Etna  1. “Bocca Nuovo” – northern crater  2. “Voragine”- southeast crater that was recently formed during an eruption  Valle del Bove- largest feature in Etna, horseshoe shaped caldera located on the eastern slope  Fissions and vents which pose the greatest threat to inhabitants today
  • 5.  Longest record of activity in the world  122 B.C. – Roman records make note of black clouds from a large eruption blocking the sun causing damage to Catania  Catania also suffered from eruptions in 45 A.D., 1169, and 1669  1669- Eruption causes an earthquake which killed 1500 people in Nicoli and despite a damage control attempt, damages Catania, taking out half of the town
  • 6.  1928- village named Mascali was taken out entirely as a result of a fissure opening up on the bottom of the mountain  1960- agricultural land surrounding Etna was corrupted by ash and lava  “OperationVolcano Buster”- locals in Zafferana built dams to contain lava and when almost full, the U.S. Marines flew in huge blocks of concrete in order to contain the lava  Despite this effort, many homes, farms, fields, orchards, and vineyards were destroyed  November 2013 – did not endanger any houses and no evacuation was necessary
  • 7.  Despite being the cause of much destruction among Sicily, Mount Etna is considered a blessing  Mount Etna’s eruptions have provided the population with a mineral-rich soil with vital nutrients essential to prolific farming  Attracts tourism  One of the only volcanos in the world which emit smoke rings from time to time  Was featured in StarWars: Revenge of the Sith in order to depict the fictional planet “Mustafar”