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But the defining event of Monday’s eruption was the more rare pyroclastic flow from the southwestern crater not visible from a distance. The volcano is Europe’s most active, and the continent’s ...

Pyroclastic density current (PDC): A turbulent, high-density flow composed of volcanic ash, lapilli and gases that descends rapidly along a volcano’s slope following an eruption.

The event climaxed around 11:23 a.m. when the pyroclastic flow, triggered when magma mixed with snow, traveled 2 kilometers (more than a mile) to the Valle del Leone within a minute.

Pyroclastic flows can be extremely dangerous as they travel at average speeds of 60 miles per hour (100 kmph) and can reach temperatures up to 1,000°C (1,800°F).

A stream of solidified lava pieces, volcanic ash, and hot gases, also known as pyroclastic flow, barreled down the side of Sicily’s Mount Etna on Monday, June 2, the Italian National Institute ...

The defining event of Monday’s eruption was the rare pyroclastic flow from the southwestern crater, not visible from a distance. Updated June 4, 2025 at 3:45 a.m. June 3, 2025.

The event climaxed around 11:23 a.m. when the pyroclastic flow, triggered when magma mixed with snow, traveled 2 kilometers (more than a mile) to the Valle del Leone within a minute.

The most recent pyroclastic flows with significant reach were recorded on February 10, 2022, October 23, 2021, December 13, 2020 and February 11, 2014, Marco Viccaro, president of Italy's national ...