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Smoke rings in the sky

The Week Junior Science+Nature UK

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Issue 74

In April, videos were filmed of Mount Etna, a volcano on the Italian island of Sicily, puffing what looked like smoke rings into the sky.

Smoke rings in the sky

The rings are formed when gases are shot out of a volcano through a vent (opening) that is roughly circular. Around 80% of the ring is water vapour, while the rest is carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide. After the gases have escaped

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