ALT Weak eruptive plume from Etna's Voragine crater seen while flying in from Germany, passing to the east of the volcano, in the afternoon of 30 July 2026. The cone of the (currently dormant) Southeast Crater is at left.

ALT After landing at the Catania airport, and while driving home, explosive activity at Etna's Voragine crater re-intensified (after an earlier peak in the morning), generating a tall eruption column. 30 July 2026

ALT Zoom on a lava fountain at Etna's Voragine crater on the evening of 30 July 2026, seen from Nicolosi, on the south flank of the volcano.

ALT Late evening of 30 July 2026. At left, lava fountaining at Etna's Voragine crater, at right glow from a new lava flow that started shortly before 21 h local time from a fissure at 2700 m, high on the east-northeast flank of the volcano. Explosive activity ceased during the night; lava emission is continuing on the evening of 31 July. View is from Nicolosi, on Etna's south flank