This Week in Volcano News; U.S. Volcano’s Alert Level Raised, New Tallest Peak at Etna

This week, a significant eruption occurred at Italy’s Mount Etna volcano, producing 2,000 foot high lava fountains. Meanwhile, in the United States, the alert level was raised at the Cleveland volcano. And, at Mount Spurr in Alaska, a crater lake formed at its summit despite the presence of below freezing air temperatures. This video will discuss these stories and list the 47 volcanoes which are currently erupting around the planet. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Frame grab from a CC BY 3.0 licensed video by by INGVvulcani (which was also given attribution to DYNAMO & UNO) which was cropped, resized, mirrored vertically (left became right & right became left), was overlaid with text, and overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the GeologyHub logo). Note: This video’s thumbnail image shows a July 3rd 2024 eruption photo from from Italy’s Mount Stromboli volcano. If you would like to support this channel, consi