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Recent eruption of Mount Etna

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Mount Etna erupted for the first time in 31 months on January 30, 1974. The eruption, which continued until February 16, was watched closely between January 30 and February 15 by Italian and British members of the Etna Research Programme. This article summarises their observations.

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  1. University of London Observatory, Mill Hill Park, London, NW7 2QS, UK

    J. E. Guest

  2. Department of Geology, The University, Reading, RG6 2AB, UK

    A. T. Huntingdon

  3. Department of Geology, Imperial College, London, SW7, UK

    G. Wadge, J. L. Brander & B. Booth

  4. Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    S. Carter

  5. Department of Geology, University College, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK

    A. Duncan

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Guest, J., Huntingdon, A., Wadge, G. et al. Recent eruption of Mount Etna. Nature 250, 385–387 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/250385a0

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