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The lava moves very slowly. etna has killed no more than 77 people in the last 2,700 years. so heres the thing. intense local monitoring and strong regulation can protect people but by visiting, you put your trust in others and individual tour operators. what you can do is research whats happening at your volcano to help you understand the risks. in coming here, all the people ive met have reconciled themselves to living in mammas shadow in their own unique way.

Active volcanoes. but for the 10,000 a year heading to white island and the many more visiting the 1,500 active volcanoes around the world, how could they really understand the likelihood of disaster? i wanted to find out more about what it means to visit these mythical phenomena and also what they mean to the people living in their shadow. so im going to etna, but im not the first bbcjournalist to visit the volcano. just three years ago, a group of tourists, along with bbc science

First up on this weeks travel show, simon platts heads to europes most active volcano on the italian island of sicily. this film contains some upsetting images. theres been an earthquake on the south side of etna. e la sirena, ecco! ho detto che sarebbe tornato. in one of the most volcanic regions in europe, an earthquake is detected. it could indicate devastating activity on the continents largest volcano. but still, on etna,

There is no universal system to tell you the chances of an eruption. each place has its own, and fortunately, in etnas case,

The deeper the air and it looks as if towards the beginning of the next week we could have stormy weather as well. lots of detail to fill you in on over the next few nights. for mid—week it looks drier. rain starts to return for the weekend and potentially stormy weather next week.

‘and it looks as the deeper the air and it looks as if towards the beginning of the next week we could have stormy weather as well. lots of detail to fill you in on over the next few nights. for mid—week it looks drier. rain starts to return for the weekend and potentially stormy weather next week.

Were killed by the molten rocks that showered the group as they ran for shelter. but in coming here, i have been told by many people that this volcano is perfectly safe. but firstly, etna is currently probably the most active volcano on earth and in terms of eruption frequency, productivity, etna certainly has one of the most sophisticated monitoring surveillance systems on earth. you have instruments that record any sort of ground vibration, then we measure gas emission and then magnetism and g...

I wanted to find out more about what it means to visit these mythical phenomena and also what they mean to the people living in their shadow. so im going to etna, but im not the first bbcjournalist to visit the volcano. just three years ago, a group of tourists, along with bbc science correspondent rebecca morrell, were suddenly hit by an eruption on the side of the volcano. have you seen the others? yeah, theyre down there. are you 0k, are you 0k? it was lucky that none

The highest you can get when you come to mount etna. what we are looking at is the south—east crater, the baby. its the newest, 1971, but its also considered the most dangerous at all because at this moment, its becoming, how you say, hyperactive. as a journalist, making programmes around the world, i travel a lot. like any traveller, a certain amount of risk goes with the territory. but some of those risks seem clearer than others. the recent catastrophic eruption on new zealands white island...

Moment, its becoming, how you say, hyperactive. as a journalist, making programmes around the world, i travel a lot. like any traveller, a certain amount of risk goes with the territory. but some of those risks seem clearer than others. the recent catastrophic eruption on new zealands white island which killed 20 and injured a further 27 has highlighted the risk of visiting active volcanoes. but for the 10,000 a year heading to white island and the many more visiting the 1,500 active volcanoes a...