Mount Etna in Sicily is sliding into Mediterranean Sea

Mount Etna – Europe’s tallest active volcano – is sliding toward the sea which could have “devastating consequences”, scientists have warned.  A team of British experts has discovered the giant volcano on the east coast of the island Sicily, Italy, is edging closer to the Mediterranean Sea by 0.6 inches every year which could result in collapse.  Etna is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and is in an

almost constant state of activity with a history of violent eruptions. Open University geologist Dr. John Murray has spent nearly 50 years studying the volcano and believes this is the first sliding of this magnitude to be recorded. He and his team of scientists have reported their astonishing findings in The Bulletin of Volcanology. Their research used GPS measurements over 11 years between 2001 and 2012. READ MORE