February 17, 2021

The volcano Etna hinders air traffic

A pillar of smoke and ash over one kilometre high is currently hindering air traffic in Sicily. Measurements from the Copernicus satellite Sentinel-5P reveal the volcano's sulphur dioxide emissions. The data are processed operationally at EOC and made available to the user community in near real time.

The volcano Etna hinders air traffic
February 13-28, 2021