If this “sky flash” news fulfills our pending flash-ash meme, then YEAH! It was not a complete dud, because the picture at the following link shows massive amounts of volcanic activity. However, lucky for the Italians, no one had to evacuate…

A smoking hot Italian! Mount Etna puts on its first pyrotechnic display of the year, causing Sicily’s busiest airports to close

By Ellie Zolfagharifard

Published: 10:42 EST, 18 July 2014 | Updated: 10:43 EST, 18 July 2014

Mount Etna erupted this week spewing plumes of volcanic ash that disrupted flights into and out of the Italian city of Catania.

The eruption, which began on Sunday, wasn’t serious enough to trigger an evacuation of the mountain villages nearby.

It did, however, cause a temporary closure of two air space corridors in Catania – the busiest airport on Sicily and one of the most frequently used within Italy.

So, the big question is….was this the whole hullabaloo going on in our dreams? Hopefully so, my friends, but then again…maybe this was just a warmup!

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