Overall Green Volcanic eruption for Etna
in Italy

Volcano Ash Advisories for air traffic

Although Volcano Ash Advisories (VAAC) are not intended for assessing humanitarian impact, the observations of the plume are relevant for understanding local impact. The actual impact (like ash fall) depends on the type of eruption and is not known.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-06-19 at 22:02 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2025-06-19 04:33 UTC eruption stopped at 2117.
  • No ash emission.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-06-19 at 19:00 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2025-06-19 04:33 UTC explosive activity is stopped.
  • No ash cloud is produced. Ash is confined to the summit area.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-06-19 at 16:00 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2025-06-19 04:33 UTC explosive activity is decreasing.
  • Weak ash emission still ongoing. Volcanic ash is confined to the summit area. Volcanic ash not detectable in satellite imagery due to cloud mask.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-06-19 at 15:00 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2025-06-19 04:33 UTC explosive activity.
  • Weak ash emission ongoing. Volcanic ash currently not detectable due to cloud mask.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-06-19 at 11:53 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2025-06-19 04:33 UTC explosive activity.
  • According to ingv : ash emission ongoing, estimated volcanic cloud height is 6000m. Volcanic ash currently not detectable due to cloud mask. So2 observed at satellite imagery, north of the island.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-06-19 at 08:42 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2025-06-19 04:33 UTC explosive activity.
  • Ash emission ongoing. Estimated volcanic cloud height is 6000m. So2 observed at satellite imagery, north of the volcano and the ash cloud.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-06-19 at 07:44 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2025-06-19 04:33 UTC explosive activity.
  • Ash emission ongoing. Estimated volcanic cloud height is 6000m.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-06-02 at 15:22 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2025-06-02 03:32 UTC eruption has stopped.
  • No ash cloud is produced. Previous ash cloud moving through nw is still visible in satellite imagery but dissipating. Large amount of s02 remaining in the atmosphere, nw of the volcano.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-06-02 at 14:22 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2025-06-02 03:32 UTC strombolian activity decreasing.
  • No ash cloud is produced. Remaining cloud is drifting nw.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-06-02 at 13:00 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2025-06-02 03:32 UTC eruption is decreasing.
  • Ash cloud estimated height is 6500m. Moving northwestward.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-06-02 at 10:00 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2025-06-02 03:32 UTC strong strombolian activity.
  • Ash cloud confined aroud the crater summit, estimated height is 6500 minus. The rest of volcanic cloud is mainly composed of s02.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-06-02 at 06:59 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2025-06-02 03:32 UTC weak ash emission still ongoing.
  • Volcanic ash is confined to the summit area. So2 cloud drifting southwestward.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-06-02 at 04:43 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2025-06-02 03:32 UTC strong strombolian activity observation.
  • Cloud mainly composed of water SO2 drifting toward south west.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2025-06-02 at 03:57 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2025-06-02 03:32 UTC strong strombolian activity observation.
  • Cloud mainly composed of water and SO2 drifting toward south west.

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