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epa13175616 A resident sweeps volcanic ash from Mount Etna off a sidewalk in Catania, Italy, 17 August 2026. EPA/FRANCESCO BIANCO

epa13175615 Volcanic ash from Mount Etna settles on cars and streets in Catania, Italy, 17 August 2026. EPA/FRANCESCO BIANCO

ITALY ETNA VOLCANO

Eruptive activity continues on Mount Etna, where lava flows continue to descend on the slopes of the volcano, as seen from Mareneve near Catania, Italy, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Salvatore Allegra)

KEYPIX - ITALIEN AUSBRUCH AETNA

KEYPIX - epa13166542 People watch as lava flows down Mount Etna during a period of heightened volcanic activity, near Catania, Sicily, southern Italy, 13 August 2026. According to Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the latest eruptive sequence began at the Voragine crater on 06 August, and it has remained active since, sending lava streams down the Valle del Bove to an elevation of around 1,300 meters. EPA/Emilio Messina EPA/Emilio Messina

epa13166547 People gather to watch as lava flows down Mount Etna during a period of heightened volcanic activity, near Catania, Sicily, southern Italy, 13 August 2026. According to Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the latest eruptive sequence began at the Voragine crater on 06 August, and it has remained active since, sending lava streams down the Valle del Bove to an elevation of around 1,300 meters. EPA/Emilio Messina EPA/Emilio Messina

epa13166531 Vegetation is set ablaze as lava flows down Mount Etna during a period of heightened volcanic activity, near Catania, Sicily, southern Italy, 13 August 2026. According to Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the latest eruptive sequence began at the Voragine crater on 06 August, and it has remained active since, sending lava streams down the Valle del Bove to an elevation of around 1,300 meters. EPA/Emilio Messina

epa13166540 People gather to watch as lava flows down Mount Etna during a period of heightened volcanic activity, near Catania, Sicily, southern Italy, 13 August 2026. According to Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the latest eruptive sequence began at the Voragine crater on 06 August, and it has remained active since, sending lava streams down the Valle del Bove to an elevation of around 1,300 meters. EPA/Emilio Messina EPA/Emilio Messina

epa13166543 People gather to watch as lava flows down Mount Etna during a period of heightened volcanic activity, near Catania, Sicily, southern Italy, 13 August 2026. According to Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the latest eruptive sequence began at the Voragine crater on 06 August, and it has remained active since, sending lava streams down the Valle del Bove to an elevation of around 1,300 meters. EPA/Emilio Messina EPA/Emilio Messina

epa13166546 People gather to watch as lava flows down Mount Etna during a period of heightened volcanic activity, near Catania, Sicily, southern Italy, 13 August 2026. According to Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the latest eruptive sequence began at the Voragine crater on 06 August, and it has remained active since, sending lava streams down the Valle del Bove to an elevation of around 1,300 meters. EPA/Emilio Messina EPA/Emilio Messina

epa13166539 Vegetation is set ablaze as lava flows down Mount Etna during a period of heightened volcanic activity, near Catania, Sicily, southern Italy, 13 August 2026. According to Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the latest eruptive sequence began at the Voragine crater on 06 August, and it has remained active since, sending lava streams down the Valle del Bove to an elevation of around 1,300 meters. EPA/Emilio Messina

KEYPIX - ITALIEN AUSBRUCH AETNA

KEYPIX - epa13166535 Smoke rises as lava flows down Mount Etna during a period of heightened volcanic activity, near Catania, Sicily, southern Italy, 13 August 2026. According to Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the latest eruptive sequence began at the Voragine crater on 06 August, and it has remained active since, sending lava streams down the Valle del Bove to an elevation of around 1,300 meters. EPA/Emilio Messina

epa13166962 Travelers at Fontanarossa Airport in Catania, Italy, 13 August 2026. All flights arriving at and departing from Catania Airport have been suspended due to heavy ashfall caused by activity from Mount Etna volcano. No planes are currently departing from the Fontanarossa runway. According to Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the latest eruptive sequence began at the Voragine crater on 06 August, and it has remained active since. EPA/ORIETTA SCARDINO

10 August 2026, Italy, Catania: View of Mount Etna, as seen from the Ognina neighborhood in Catania. Several thousand vacationers are stranded in Sicily due to the recent eruption of Mount Etna, which occurred in the middle of peak travel season. As a result of the ash clouds, significantly fewer planes are able to take off and land at the island·s largest airport in nearby Catania. Photo: Lena Klimkeit/dpa (KEYSTONE/DPA/Lena Klimkeit)

epa13141396 A plume of ash and smoke billows from the Voragine crater of Mount Etna, seen from Catania, Sicily, Italy, 30 July 2026. The volcanic activity in the Voragine crater has gone from 'Strombolian' to 'lava fountain,' resulting in the emission of incandescent magma fragments that fell into the volcano's summit area. EPA/ORIETTA SCARDINO

MOUNT ETNA IS SPEWING ASH

10 August 2026, Italy, Catania: View of Mount Etna, as seen from the Ognina neighborhood in Catania. Photo: Lena Klimkeit/dpa (KEYSTONE/DPA/Lena Klimkeit)

epa13160811 A plume of ash and smoke billows from Mount Etna, seen from Catania, Sicily, Italy, 11 August 2026. The volcanic activity caused the suspension of all flights arriving at and departing from Catania Airport. EPA/ORIETTA SCARDINO

KEYPIX - ITALIEN VULKAN AETNA

KEYPIX - epa13141394 A plume of ash and smoke billows from the Voragine crater of Mount Etna, seen from Catania, Sicily, Italy, 30 July 2026. The volcanic activity in the Voragine crater has gone from 'Strombolian' to 'lava fountain,' resulting in the emission of incandescent magma fragments that fell into the volcano's summit area. EPA/ORIETTA SCARDINO

TOPSHOT-ITALY-ETNA-VOLCANO-ERUPTION

TOPSHOT - A photograph taken on July 5, 2026 shows lava flowing and smoke rising from the crater during an eruption of the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily. (Photo by Etna Walk / AFP) (KEYSTONE/Etna Walk/-)

KEYPIX - ITALIEN AUSBRUCH AETNA

KEYPIX - Eruptive activity continues on Mount Etna, where lava flows continue to descend on the slopes of the volcano, as seen from Serracozzo near Catania, Italy, early Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Simone Genovese)

ITALY ETNA VOLCANO

Eruptive activity continues on Mount Etna, where lava flows continue to descend on the slopes of the volcano, as seen from Serracozzo near Catania, Italy, early Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Simone Genovese)

ITALY-ETNA-VOLCANO-ERUPTION

A photograph taken on July 6, 2026 shows lava flowing from the crater during an eruption of the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily. (Photo by Etna Walk / AFP) (KEYSTONE/Etna Walk/-)

ITALY-ETNA-VOLCANO-ERUPTION

A photograph taken on July 5, 2026 shows lava flowing from the crater during an eruption of the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily. (Photo by Etna Walk / AFP) (KEYSTONE/Etna Walk/-)

ITALY-ETNA-VOLCANO-ERUPTION

A photograph taken on July 6, 2026 shows lava flowing from the crater during an eruption of the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily. (Photo by Etna Walk / AFP) (KEYSTONE/Etna Walk/-)

ITALY-ETNA-VOLCANO-ERUPTION

A photograph taken on July 5, 2026 shows lava flowing and smoke rising from the crater during an eruption of the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily. (Photo by Etna Walk / AFP) (KEYSTONE/Etna Walk/-)

ITALY-ETNA-VOLCANO-ERUPTION

A photograph taken on July 5, 2026 shows smoke rising from the crater during an eruption of the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily. (Photo by Etna Walk / AFP) (KEYSTONE/Etna Walk/-)

ITALY-ETNA-VOLCANO-ERUPTION

A photograph taken on July 5, 2026 shows smoke rising from the crater during an eruption of the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily. (Photo by Etna Walk / AFP) (KEYSTONE/Etna Walk/-)

ITALY-ETNA-VOLCANO-ERUPTION

A photograph taken on July 5, 2026 shows smoke rising from the crater during an eruption of the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily. (Photo by Etna Walk / AFP) (KEYSTONE/Etna Walk/-)

ITALY-ETNA-VOLCANO-ERUPTION

A photograph taken on July 5, 2026 shows smoke rising from the crater during an eruption of the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily. (Photo by Etna Walk / AFP) (KEYSTONE/Etna Walk/-)

epa13160814 Passengers wait for information regarding their transfer to other airports on the island, in Catania, Sicily, Italy, 11 August 2026. The volcanic activity of Mount Etna caused the suspension of all flights arriving at and departing from Catania Airport. EPA/ORIETTA SCARDINO

epa13164030 Travelers at Catania Airport, in Catania, Italy, 12 August 2026. All flights arriving at and departing from Catania Airport have been suspended until 4:00 PM on 13 August due to heavy ashfall caused by activity from Mount Etna. No planes are currently departing from the Fontanarossa runway. EPA/ORIETTA SCARDINO

epa13160813 Passengers wait for information regarding their transfer to other airports on the island, in Catania, Sicily, Italy, 11 August 2026. The volcanic activity of Mount Etna caused the suspension of all flights arriving at and departing from Catania Airport. EPA/ORIETTA SCARDINO

epa13164031 People at Catania Airport, in Catania, Italy, 12 August 2026. All flights arriving at and departing from Catania Airport have been suspended until 4:00 PM on 13 August due to heavy ashfall caused by activity from Mount Etna. No planes are currently departing from the Fontanarossa runway. EPA/ORIETTA SCARDINO

epa13164028 Travelers at Catania Airport, in Catania, Italy, 12 August 2026. All flights arriving at and departing from Catania Airport have been suspended until 4:00 PM on 13 August due to heavy ashfall caused by activity from Mount Etna. No planes are currently departing from the Fontanarossa runway. EPA/ORIETTA SCARDINO

epa13160812 Shopkeepers at work cleaning up the heavy ashfall caused by Mount Etna's activity in Catania, Sicily, Italy, 11 August 2026. The volcanic activity caused the suspension of all flights arriving at and departing from Catania Airport. EPA/ORIETTA SCARDINO

KEYPIX - ITALIEN VULKAN AETNA

KEYPIX - Explosive activity concentrates at the north-east crater of the Mount Etna, as an eruption started on Dec. 24 continues, in Sicily, Italy, Monday Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Allegra)

ITALY ETNA VOLCANO

Explosive activity concentrates at the north-east crater of the Mount Etna, as an eruption started on Dec. 24 continues, in Sicily, Italy, Monday Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Allegra)

ITALY-ERUPTION-VOLCANO-ETNA

This aerial view shows a man standing near a flow of lava on the Mount Etna volcano (Torre del Filosofo - Etna Sud) on August 28, 2025. The Etna volcanic eruption started on August 10 and remain active the last weeks. (Photo by Giuseppe Distefano / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/GIUSEPPE DISTEFANO)

ITALY-ERUPTION-VOLCANO-ETNA-AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2025

AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2025..This aerial view shows people standing near a flow of lava from the Mount Etna volcano (Torre del Filosofo - Etna Sud) on August 28, 2025. The Etna volcanic eruption started on August 10 and remained active the last weeks. (Photo by Giuseppe Distefano / AFP) / AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2025 (KEYSTONE/AFP/GIUSEPPE DISTEFANO)

ITALY-ETNA-VOLCANO-ERUPTION

A person watches a cloud and lava erupting over the Mount Etna volcano in erruption in Sicily on July 15, 2024. Sicily's Catania airport began gradually reopening for flights on July 5, 2024, after they were temporarily suspended following an eruption from Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano. (Photo by giuseppe distefano / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/GIUSEPPE DISTEFANO)

KEYPIX - ITALIEN VULKAN AETNA

KEYPIX - Eruptive activity continues on Mount Etna, where two lava flows continue to descend on the slopes of the volcano, as seen from Nicolosi near Catania, Italy, Tuesday Aug. 26, 2025. (KEYSTONE/AP photo/Salvatore Allegra)

TOPSHOT-ITALY-ETNA-VOLCANO-ERUPTION

TOPSHOT - A picture shows the eruption of the Mount Etna volcano on July 7, 2024 in Sicily. (Photo by Giuseppe Distefano / Etna Walk / AFP) (KEYSTONE/Etna Walk/GIUSEPPE DISTEFANO)

ITALY ETNA VOLCANO

Smoke billows from Mount Etna volcano, Italy, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Distefano)

ITALY ETNA VOLCANO

Smoke billows from Mount Etna volcano, seen from the village of Zafferana Etnea, Italy, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Distefano)

KEYPIX - ITALIEN VULKAN AETNA AUSBRUCH

Smoke billows from Mount Etna volcano, Italy, Monday, June 2, 2025. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Giuseppe Distefano)

ITALY NATURE VOLCANIC ERUPTION

epa11458885 Residents sweep the ground covered with a layer of black volcanic ashes, in Catania, Sicily, Italy, 05 July 2024. The lava ashes from the overnight eruption of Mount Etna as well as the seismic activities of the Stromboli volcano had covered streets, sidewalks, cars, balconies, and all outdoor spaces in the surrounding with a layer of ashes and even caused the closure of the airspace at the Catania airport. EPA/ORIETTA SCARDINO

ITALY NATURE VOLCANIC ERUPTION

epa11464361 The Central Crater of Etna releases a cloud of ashes after a new eruption Catania, Sicily, Italy, 07 July 2024. Mount Etna has seen fresh explosive activity with fallout of volcanic waste on the towns of the Ionian coast for the second time in 48 hours, after eruption on 05 July caused the closure of the airspace at the Catania airport. EPA/ORIETTA SCARDINO

ITALIEN VULKAN AETNA AUSBRUCH

epa11458883 Beacjgoers walk on a boarding path towards the black ashes-covered Catania plaia beach, in Catania, Sicily, Italy, 05 July 2024. The lava ashes from the overnight eruption of Mount Etna as well as the seismic activities of the Stromboli volcano had covered streets, sidewalks, cars, balconies, and all outdoor spaces in the surrounding with a layer of ashes and even caused the closure of the airspace at the Catania airport. EPA/ORIETTA SCARDINO

ITALY NATURE VOLCANIC ERUPTION

epa11458886 A Catania resident sweeps the ground covered with a layer of black volcanic ashes, in Catania, Sicily, Italy, 05 July 2024. The lava ashes from the overnight eruption of Mount Etna as well as the seismic activities of the Stromboli volcano had covered streets, sidewalks, cars, balconies, and all outdoor spaces in the surrounding with a layer of ashes and even caused the closure of the airspace at the Catania airport. EPA/ORIETTA SCARDINO

ITALY NATURE VOLCANIC ERUPTION

epa11458882 Beachgoers sit at the black ashes-covered Catania plaia beach, in Catania, Sicily, Italy, 05 July 2024. The lava ashes from the overnight eruption of Mount Etna as well as the seismic activities of the Stromboli volcano had covered streets, sidewalks, cars, balconies, and all outdoor spaces in the surrounding with a layer of ashes and even caused the closure of the airspace at the Catania airport. EPA/ORIETTA SCARDINO

ITALY ETNA VOLCANO

Snow-covered Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, spews lava during an eruption in the early hours of Tuesday, April 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Salvatore Allegra)

Lava erupts from Southeast crater on Mount Etna, behind Santa Maria della Guardia church in Belpasso, near Catania, late evening Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Salvatore Allegra)

ITALY VOLCANO ERUPTS

Mount Etna volcano spews lava during an eruption early Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. Mount Etna in Sicily has roared back into spectacular volcanic action, sending up plumes of ash and spewing lava. Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology (INGV) says that the volcano, which initially "re-awoke" in late July, sprang into fuller action Thursday evening by shooting up chunks of flaming lava as high as 150 meters (500 feet) almost constantly. (AP Photo/Salvatore Allegra)

ITALY VOLCANO ETNA

epa09110440 A lava stream runs down the slopes as Mount Etna volcano erupts, as seen from Milo, near Catania, Sicily, Italy, 21 February 2021. Etna on 01 April 2021 belched out another lava plume in the latest of a string of spectacular eruptions from Europe's tallest active volcano. EPA/Orietta Scardino

ITALY ETNA VOLCANO

Smoke billows from a crater of Mount Etna volcano, seen from the Sicilian town of Catania, southern Italy, Thursday, March 4, 2021. Mount Etna, the volcano that towers over eastern Sicily, evokes superlatives. It is EuropeâÄ™s most active volcano and also the continentâÄ™s largest. And the fiery, noisy show of power it puts on for days or weeks, even years every so often, is always super spectacular. (AP Photo/Salvatore Allegra)

ITALY ETNA VOLCANO

Smoke billows from a crater of Mount Etna volcano, seen from the Sicilian town of Catania, southern Italy, Thursday, March 4, 2021. Mount Etna, the volcano that towers over eastern Sicily, evokes superlatives. It is EuropeâÄ™s most active volcano and also the continentâÄ™s largest. And the fiery, noisy show of power it puts on for days or weeks, even years every so often, is always super spectacular. (AP Photo/Salvatore Allegra)

Mount Etna, EuropeâÄ™s most active volcano, spews ash and lava, as seen from Catania, southern Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Mount Etna in Sicily, southern Italy, has roared back into spectacular volcanic action, sending up plumes of ash and spewing lava. (Davide Anastasi/LaPresse via AP)

ITALY ETNA VOLCANO

Smoke billows from Mount Etna volcano, the largest of Italy's three active volcanoes, near the Sicilian town of Catania, southern Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Salvatore Allegra)

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Snow-covered Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, spews lava during an eruption seen from the Sicilian village of Pozzillo, Italy, in the early hours of Tuesday, April 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Salvatore Allegra)

ITALY ETNA VOLCANO

Snow-covered Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, spews lava during an eruption as the Sicilian village of Pozzillo, Italy, is visible in foreground, in the early hours of Tuesday, April 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Salvatore Allegra)

ITALIEN VULKAN AETNA AUSBRUCH

Smoke billows from the Mt. Etna's volcano, near Catania, in Sicily, southern Italy, Thursday, March 16, 2017. Volcanic rocks and steam injured at least 10 people, including tourists and a scientist, following an explosion on SicilyâÄ™s Mount Etna Thursday, witnesses and media reported. (AP Photo/Salvatore Allegra)

ITALY VOLCANO ETNA

epa09050812 A man takes a photo of the south-east crater of Mount Etna erupting, from Catania, Italy, 04 March 2021. The lava fountain reached a height of 500 meters with a column of smoke as high as 12,000 meters. EPA/ORIETTA SCARDINO