A mixture of volcanic ash and sulfuric gases ejected from Europe’s most active volcano, Mount Etna, reached parts of Greece on Tuesday afternoon.
Mount Etna erupted again on Monday night, July 22, with volcanic activity peaking on Tuesday at 10:30 am (Greek time). By Tuesday afternoon, a mixture of volcanic ash and sulfur gases had spread over Attica and the northern part of the Peloponnese, reaching altitudes of up to eight kilometers above sea level, according to the Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications, and Remote Sensing of the National Observatory of Athens.
Social media post with video on the course of the Etna ashes posted on FB:
The Institute noted in a social media post that it is monitoring the situation, as the low-lying ash and gas clouds are affecting the signal of the PollyXT lidar system at the PANGEA Observatory (PANhellenic GEophysical Observatory of Antikythera), which has been operational since June 2018. Institute has developed an early warning system for volcanic ash and sulfur emissions and can provide forecasts based on data analysis.
