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AMERICANALMANAC (Melissa Gentry) - American tourist killed by lightning on Mount Etna after hiking into restricted volcanic zone

A young American hiker died after a lightning strike on Sicily's Mount Etna, in an area authorities had already closed to visitors because of weeks of dangerous volcanic activity. The 29-year-old man from Kansas was climbing the volcano on Sunday evening when a powerful thunderstorm rolled across the slopes. He was struck in the Rocca […] The post American tourist killed by lightning on Mount Etna after hiking into restricted volcanic zone appeared first on American Almanac .

A young American hiker died after a lightning strike on Sicily's Mount Etna, in an area authorities had already closed to visitors because of weeks of dangerous volcanic activity. The 29-year-old man from Kansas was climbing the volcano on Sunday evening when a powerful thunderstorm rolled across the slopes. He was struck in the Rocca Capra area at roughly 1,400 meters, about 4,600 feet, in exposed terrain that Italian authorities had placed off-limits due to prolonged eruptions, AP News reported . Emergency crews reached him by helicopter at approximately 8:00 p.m. local time and found him in cardiac arrest. Medics airlifted the hiker to Cannizzaro hospital in Catania, where he was pronounced dead on arrival at 9:30 p.m. His name has…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Magnitude 3.3 earthquake strikes Yellowstone near the supervolcano that keeps geologists watching

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake shook Yellowstone National Park on Thursday morning, its epicenter running along the Yellowstone River roughly 24.2 miles from Mammoth, squarely inside the footprint of one of the most closely monitored volcanic systems on Earth. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the quake at approximately 1:20 p.m. UTC, 8:20 a.m. Eastern, at a […] The post Magnitude 3.3 earthquake strikes Yellowstone near the supervolcano that keeps geologists watching appeared first on American Almanac .

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake shook Yellowstone National Park on Thursday morning, its epicenter running along the Yellowstone River roughly 24.2 miles from Mammoth, squarely inside the footprint of one of the most closely monitored volcanic systems on Earth. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the quake at approximately 1:20 p.m. UTC, 8:20 a.m. Eastern, at a depth of 6.5 kilometers, or about four miles beneath the surface. No injuries, structural damage, or park closures were reported. By itself, a 3.3-magnitude tremor is modest. Most people nearby would feel little more than a brief rumble. But location matters, and few locations carry the geological weight of Yellowstone. The park sits atop a supervolcano that has produced three…Open