Slide presentation on Mount Etna

1. Mount Etna
Brynn Terry
Data Analysis
Mrs. Laplant
Period 5

2. Etna the Stratovolcano
- Etna is a series of “Stratovolcanoes”
- Resulting from a magma reservoir beneath surface
- erupt with great violence
- considered most violent eruptions
- “Because they form in a system of underground conduits,
stratovolcanoes may blow out the sides of the cone as
well as the summit crater.” (livescience.com)

3. Geographical/Economical Benefits
- Wine vineyards on the mountain
- Each eruption creates better soil
- Grapes ripen “perfectly” in late November
- Grapes are usually harvested in late August
- Etna wine goes for as much as $160

4. Animals of Etna
- Many animals no longer inhabit the area
- Deer, wild boars, wolves, bears, and other large animals have
been wiped out from previous eruptions
- More than 40 species of smaller mammals, such as foxes,
hedgehogs, squirrels, weasels inhabit the area

5. Valle del Bove
- “Valle del Bove” translates to “Valley of the Ox”
- horseshoe shaped crater on eastern slope
- largest feature
- 6 kilometers long, 7 km wide

6. Bocca Nuova Crater
- Bocca Nuova translates to “New Mouth”
- formed in 1968; gradually increased its size over the years
- last major eruption of crater was in 1999
- active in January of 2013; causing tremors & smoke clouds
- brief but eruptive phases
- 1 of 2 central craters

7. Thyroid Cancer
- 2.3 more times likely than those not near Etna (also living
on the island)
- due to radiation exposure
- low iodine in water
- radioactive radon (The emission of elementary particles by
some atoms when their unstable nuclei disintegrate. Materials
composed of such atoms are radioactive)

8. Water Supply
- Etna soil comes into contact with aquifer
- Carbon Dioxide from eruptions affects water supply
- Magnesium & Boron get into water from volcano; exceeding
amount “allowed” in drinking water
- Low iodine (antiseptic)

9. Deaths of Mount Etna
- March 25, 1669 (largest documented eruption)
- over 20,000 died
- deaths are less often today
- estimated of 71,000 total deaths since first documented
eruption
- most eruptions are not physically harmful; usually do not end
in fatalities
- since 1994, only 9 people have died (2001)

10. (BRYNN TERRY 2016)

11. Mount Etna 1994-2016
- In the past 20 years, Etna has erupted only 19 times, not
including minor activity, being smoke clouds, and rumblings.
- last deaths were during the 2001 eruptions; a total of 9
fatalities
- most recent eruption was December 4th, 2015
- currently (as of February 20th) Etna has not erupted in 2016
- eruptions occurred on average every 1.7 years before 2001
- eruptions now occur almost every year

12. Mount Etna Eruptions Timeline 1994-2016

13. - March 8, 1669
- killed over 20,000 people
- destroyed city
- rose 11,000 feet over sea level
- destroyed ½ of the city of Catania
*largest eruption
- December 15th, 1991
- lasted until March 31st,
1993
- killed 0 people
- 8,000 lost homes
- drinking water springs
were destroyed
*most recent large eruption
1991-1993
ERUPTION1669 ERUPTION
LARGEST ETNA ERUPTION
V.S.
MOST RECENT LARGE ETNA ERUPTION

14. Works Cited
- http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/mt-etna-volcanologist
- http://geology.com/volcanoes/etna/
- http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/04/forcesofnature/forces/v_img_5_4.html
- http://www.lifeinitaly.com/tourism/sicily/mt_etna_volcano.asp
- http://www.ct.ingv.it/it/?option=com_content&view=article&id=1072
- http://www.ct.ingv.it/en/11-notizie/news/1078-etna-20151208-breve.html
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2513085/Mount-Etna-erupts-spews-volcanic-ash-20-miles-showering-Sicily-
stones.html
- http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/sicilian-wine-from-mount-etna
- http://animals.mom.me/kind-animals-live-mt-etna-6855.html

15. Works Cited
- http://www.volcanolive.com/etna2.html
- http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/glossary/bocca_nuova.html
- http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/etna/current-activity.html
- http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/parks/etna-italy/
- http://www.livescience.com/27421-mount-etna.html
- http://www.guidetnanord.com/en/territory-mount-etna-history-5.asp
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Valle_del_bove.jpg

16. Works Cited (Photos)
- http://jamesonfink.com/exploring-mount-etna-wines-via-planeta/
- http://www.dailybrisk.com/2011_08_01_archive.html
- http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/print/features/world/europe/italy/mount-etna-text
- https://sites.google.com/site/mountetnavolcaniceruption/
- http://www.livescience.com/27421-mount-etna.html
- http://touritaly.org/tours/MtEtna/
- http://uppercrustindia.com/ver2/showpage.php?pagetitle=Sicily%20Joie%20de%20Vivre%20in%20St
one&postid=676
- http://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/436374/etna-erupts.jpg2