Have you ever seen a volcano create a tornado of fire and ash?
Well yes, Etna has managed to manifest all its power through a new, extraordinary natural phenomenon.
It all started with an explosion at the base of the eruptive mouth of the south-east crater, which projected lava and ash into the air, almost obscuring the glow of the eruption and the glowing lava. Subsequently, these red-hot powders were trapped by the turbulent motions at the base of the crater, generating a vortex that wrapped around itself in a clockwise direction, growing in height to 200-300 metres.



Canon 7d, Sigma 150-600mm @150mm, f/5, 2.5 sec, x 56 iso 400, 1 image for the tornado.

Star Trail start at 30/04/2025 02:50:40
Star trail End at 30/04/2025 02:55:15
Tornado formed at 30/04/2025 02:53:35