Milan, June 3 (LaPresse) – “Pyroclastic flows are unpredictable and extremely fast. No alert system can currently anticipate them with 100% certainty,” said Rosa Anna Corsaro, senior researcher at the Etnean Observatory of Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), in an interview with La Repubblica.
Her remarks refer to the recent magma rise that caused the collapse of a section of the southeast crater wall at 3,300 meters. Despite the ban on climbing to the crater, there were hikers present. “It’s a recurring issue,” Corsaro explained.
“Our monitoring network data is accessible to everyone online. Some enthusiasts try to interpret eruption warning signs on their own and venture to the summit to watch the spectacle. But in the face of a pyroclastic flow, no amount of knowledge can protect you,” she warned.
“Even we at INGV monitored Monday’s eruption remotely using our instrument networks. We’ll wait a day before conducting ground surveys,” she added.
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