posted on Sep, 13 2004 @ 06:57 PM
The last heavy erruption of Etna was only 3 years ago on 18/7/2001.
Video's of this event are available here:
2001 Erruption Video's
Etna seems to becomming more and more active over the last few years.
The 2001 erruptions were the final result of smaller erruptions going back as early as 1997.
Before that, in the late 70's, some erruptions were so violent that they reshaped the look and construct of the entire volcano.
Everything points to this currently slow flow of lava from several spots on the volcano, will lead to another big erruption.