The 13th bout of activity on Etna began late in the evening on March 14, 2021. Aviation color code has been upgraded to red.
Strombolian activity increased at 20:10 UTC on March 14 and further intensified at about 00:00 UTC on March 15, with lava flows towards the Valle del Bove and lava fountains several hundred meters high.
The ash cloud moved east, but its height has not been estimated.
