Boris Behncke
@borisetneo.bsky.social
Volcanologist with INGV-Osservatorio Etneo (Catania, Sicily). Happy husband & father. Intolerant to racism, fascism, misogyny, narcissism, violence. Prog lover
A little new song from myself, written in part in 1987 and in part in 2025:
GEMONA
dedicated to a little town in the northeastern Italian town that was devastated by an earthquake in 1976 and beautifully reconstructed
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GEMONA
dedicated to a little town in the northeastern Italian town that was devastated by an earthquake in 1976 and beautifully reconstructed
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November 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A little new song from myself, written in part in 1987 and in part in 2025:
GEMONA
dedicated to a little town in the northeastern Italian town that was devastated by an earthquake in 1976 and beautifully reconstructed
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GEMONA
dedicated to a little town in the northeastern Italian town that was devastated by an earthquake in 1976 and beautifully reconstructed
soundcloud.com/boris-behnck...
A new fine piece of progressive rock, composed by yours truly in part in 2020, and then again in 2025, which is about the sense of life and about ... cats.
That's What Life Is All About
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That's What Life Is All About
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November 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
A new fine piece of progressive rock, composed by yours truly in part in 2020, and then again in 2025, which is about the sense of life and about ... cats.
That's What Life Is All About
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That's What Life Is All About
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A musical voyage on the long road that is the past 40 years in my life
THE NEVER ENDING ROAD
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A tune I composed after my first visit since 1991 to the city of Bochum, where I started studying geology in 1985, with the aim of becoming what I am now: a volcanologist
THE NEVER ENDING ROAD
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A tune I composed after my first visit since 1991 to the city of Bochum, where I started studying geology in 1985, with the aim of becoming what I am now: a volcanologist
October 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A musical voyage on the long road that is the past 40 years in my life
THE NEVER ENDING ROAD
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A tune I composed after my first visit since 1991 to the city of Bochum, where I started studying geology in 1985, with the aim of becoming what I am now: a volcanologist
THE NEVER ENDING ROAD
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A tune I composed after my first visit since 1991 to the city of Bochum, where I started studying geology in 1985, with the aim of becoming what I am now: a volcanologist
New music from Yours Truly !!!
SALINA
dedicated to the beautiful island in the Aeolian Islands, a melody that came to me almost thirty years ago, but remained unfinished until August 2025.
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Photo taken in October 2005 ⬇️
SALINA
dedicated to the beautiful island in the Aeolian Islands, a melody that came to me almost thirty years ago, but remained unfinished until August 2025.
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Photo taken in October 2005 ⬇️
September 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
New music from Yours Truly !!!
SALINA
dedicated to the beautiful island in the Aeolian Islands, a melody that came to me almost thirty years ago, but remained unfinished until August 2025.
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Photo taken in October 2005 ⬇️
SALINA
dedicated to the beautiful island in the Aeolian Islands, a melody that came to me almost thirty years ago, but remained unfinished until August 2025.
soundcloud.com/boris-behnck...
Photo taken in October 2005 ⬇️
How does lava sound when it comes to the surface of the Earth? Listen to a lava flow oozing out of its effusive vent high on the southwestern side of #Etna, 28 August 2025. That day no visits by tourists were allowed on the site, which permitted this (relatively) clean recording
August 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
How does lava sound when it comes to the surface of the Earth? Listen to a lava flow oozing out of its effusive vent high on the southwestern side of #Etna, 28 August 2025. That day no visits by tourists were allowed on the site, which permitted this (relatively) clean recording
The Southeast Crater - youngest and most active of the four summit craters of #Etna - producing Strombolian explosions and a lava flow on the evening of 24 August 2025. The current summit eruption started on 14 August. Photo taken from Nicolosi on Etna's south flank.
August 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The Southeast Crater - youngest and most active of the four summit craters of #Etna - producing Strombolian explosions and a lava flow on the evening of 24 August 2025. The current summit eruption started on 14 August. Photo taken from Nicolosi on Etna's south flank.
#Etna 's new lava flow is slowly advancing down the southeast flank of the volcano (currently at about 2400 m elevation), and is accompanied by mild Strombolian activity at the Southeast Crater. Photos taken from Nicolosi, on Etna's south flank, on the evening of 16 August 2025
August 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
#Etna 's new lava flow is slowly advancing down the southeast flank of the volcano (currently at about 2400 m elevation), and is accompanied by mild Strombolian activity at the Southeast Crater. Photos taken from Nicolosi, on Etna's south flank, on the evening of 16 August 2025
A new lava flow started early on 14 August 2025 from a vent at 2980 m elevation on #Etna 's upper south flank, near the site of the February 2025 eruption. Lava is flowing southwest into uninhabited areas.
August 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
A new lava flow started early on 14 August 2025 from a vent at 2980 m elevation on #Etna 's upper south flank, near the site of the February 2025 eruption. Lava is flowing southwest into uninhabited areas.
It took me less than a week to compose, record and edit this simple song, and I must admit that I really, really like the result.
A SLOW DANCE
Try doing the slow dance to this music, I am sure it will work!
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A SLOW DANCE
Try doing the slow dance to this music, I am sure it will work!
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July 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
It took me less than a week to compose, record and edit this simple song, and I must admit that I really, really like the result.
A SLOW DANCE
Try doing the slow dance to this music, I am sure it will work!
soundcloud.com/boris-behnck...
A SLOW DANCE
Try doing the slow dance to this music, I am sure it will work!
soundcloud.com/boris-behnck...
New signs of life at the Southeast Crater on #Etna: after more than a month of quiescence, small ash emissions started on the morning of 21 July 2025. These emissions occur in brief sequences about once per hour and mostly produce pulverized older rock. Photo taken from Nicolosi (Etna's south flank)
July 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
New signs of life at the Southeast Crater on #Etna: after more than a month of quiescence, small ash emissions started on the morning of 21 July 2025. These emissions occur in brief sequences about once per hour and mostly produce pulverized older rock. Photo taken from Nicolosi (Etna's south flank)
I have published a new piece of beautiful prog rock:
"Summer On Fire"
right at the start of the 2025 summer and the menace of another infernal season of wildfires in Sicily.
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"Summer On Fire"
right at the start of the 2025 summer and the menace of another infernal season of wildfires in Sicily.
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Summer On Fire
Sicily is a land of fire - the fires of its volcanoes, Stromboli and Etna, but also frequent wildfires, which especially during the summer ravage the dry vegetation and are in most cases human-made fi
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July 3, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I have published a new piece of beautiful prog rock:
"Summer On Fire"
right at the start of the 2025 summer and the menace of another infernal season of wildfires in Sicily.
soundcloud.com/boris-behnck...
"Summer On Fire"
right at the start of the 2025 summer and the menace of another infernal season of wildfires in Sicily.
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A new song (composed 40 years ago) from yours truly
And The Sun Will Shine Again
about how even the worst dark, cold moments in life will pass, and the sun will come out and shine again - as long as there is a life to live and to enjoy.
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And The Sun Will Shine Again
about how even the worst dark, cold moments in life will pass, and the sun will come out and shine again - as long as there is a life to live and to enjoy.
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And The Sun Will Shine Again
This song came into my mind during the cold, cold German winter of 1984-1985, at a time when the relationship that I was in was about to break up, for which I was largely to blame. There was a feeling
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June 22, 2025 at 7:34 AM
A new song (composed 40 years ago) from yours truly
And The Sun Will Shine Again
about how even the worst dark, cold moments in life will pass, and the sun will come out and shine again - as long as there is a life to live and to enjoy.
soundcloud.com/boris-behnck...
And The Sun Will Shine Again
about how even the worst dark, cold moments in life will pass, and the sun will come out and shine again - as long as there is a life to live and to enjoy.
soundcloud.com/boris-behnck...
A musical voyage across the landscapes of Mount #Etna, from the lower slopes, to the forests and savannas surrounding older and younger craters, cones, and lava flows, to the barren volcanic lands near the summit
PASSEGGIANDO IN MONTAGNA
walking on the mountain
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PASSEGGIANDO IN MONTAGNA
walking on the mountain
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June 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A musical voyage across the landscapes of Mount #Etna, from the lower slopes, to the forests and savannas surrounding older and younger craters, cones, and lava flows, to the barren volcanic lands near the summit
PASSEGGIANDO IN MONTAGNA
walking on the mountain
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PASSEGGIANDO IN MONTAGNA
walking on the mountain
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First paroxysmal eruptive episode at #Etna's Southeast Crater since 18 months, on the morning of 2 June 2025. Collapse of the northeast flank of the crater generated a spectacular (but harmless) pyroclastic flow down the upper side of the mountain. (1/2)
June 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
First paroxysmal eruptive episode at #Etna's Southeast Crater since 18 months, on the morning of 2 June 2025. Collapse of the northeast flank of the crater generated a spectacular (but harmless) pyroclastic flow down the upper side of the mountain. (1/2)
#Etna, Southeast Crater, 12 May 2025. For the 13th time in little less than 2 months, our volcano is producing a great show, with two lava flows, one to southeast, the other south, and gorgeous pulsating lava fountains, without much ash, a wonderful display admired by everyone.
May 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
#Etna, Southeast Crater, 12 May 2025. For the 13th time in little less than 2 months, our volcano is producing a great show, with two lava flows, one to southeast, the other south, and gorgeous pulsating lava fountains, without much ash, a wonderful display admired by everyone.
The 12th eruptive episode at the Southeast Crater of #Etna in little less than two months occurred during rather bad weather on 5 May 2025. Here are two photos that I captured of a new lava flow on the eastern side of the crater in the evening.
May 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The 12th eruptive episode at the Southeast Crater of #Etna in little less than two months occurred during rather bad weather on 5 May 2025. Here are two photos that I captured of a new lava flow on the eastern side of the crater in the evening.
The ever-changing Southeast Crater on #Etna on the day after the latest activity, 1 May 2025. Minor collapse is occasionally occurring in one of the vents, producing small puffs of brownish ash. Seen from various points on the south flank
May 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The ever-changing Southeast Crater on #Etna on the day after the latest activity, 1 May 2025. Minor collapse is occasionally occurring in one of the vents, producing small puffs of brownish ash. Seen from various points on the south flank
The 11th eruptive episode at #Etna's Southeast Crater since 15 March started at midnight (local time) on 30 April 2025. It produced two lava flows, on the southeastern and southern flanks and was more intense than its predecessors.
April 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The 11th eruptive episode at #Etna's Southeast Crater since 15 March started at midnight (local time) on 30 April 2025. It produced two lava flows, on the southeastern and southern flanks and was more intense than its predecessors.
Ten minutes of the Southeast Crater of #Etna erupting on the evening of 18 April 2025, seen close up. Sound up!
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Etna's Southeast Crater erupts, 18 April 2025
YouTube video by Boris Behncke
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April 20, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Ten minutes of the Southeast Crater of #Etna erupting on the evening of 18 April 2025, seen close up. Sound up!
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#Etna's Southeast Crater erupting with Strombolian activity for the 9th time in 5 weeks on the evening of 18 April 2025. Photos taken from Torre del Filosofo, at 3000 m elevation on the upper south flank of Etna, and from Nicolosi, on the south flank of the volcano.
April 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
#Etna's Southeast Crater erupting with Strombolian activity for the 9th time in 5 weeks on the evening of 18 April 2025. Photos taken from Torre del Filosofo, at 3000 m elevation on the upper south flank of Etna, and from Nicolosi, on the south flank of the volcano.
There is hardly any volcano on Earth that changes as frequently and continuously as #Etna. The newest changes are taking place at the Southeast Crater, where there have been 8 eruptive episodes since 15 March, slowly building a new cone that is filling and overgrowing the crater.
April 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
There is hardly any volcano on Earth that changes as frequently and continuously as #Etna. The newest changes are taking place at the Southeast Crater, where there have been 8 eruptive episodes since 15 March, slowly building a new cone that is filling and overgrowing the crater.
The 8th episode of Strombolian activity at #Etna's Southeast Crater took place during the forenoon of 15 April 2025 and substantially repeated the phenomena seen during the previous episodes, except for a lava flow to southeast, which became slightly longer than its predecessor.
April 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The 8th episode of Strombolian activity at #Etna's Southeast Crater took place during the forenoon of 15 April 2025 and substantially repeated the phenomena seen during the previous episodes, except for a lava flow to southeast, which became slightly longer than its predecessor.
In the summer of 2021 I wrote and recorded a 25-minutes-long tune, which consists of seven parts, and called it
"The Long, Long Song"
It's about the different phases of my life, from childhood over youth to adulthood ... This is the re-edited 2025 version.
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"The Long, Long Song"
It's about the different phases of my life, from childhood over youth to adulthood ... This is the re-edited 2025 version.
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The Long, Long Song
Attention, this is a really Long, Long Song! It goes on for just over 25 minutes. And this is a new version, re-edited in April 2025, to enhance some sound effects and better harmonize the various ins
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April 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
In the summer of 2021 I wrote and recorded a 25-minutes-long tune, which consists of seven parts, and called it
"The Long, Long Song"
It's about the different phases of my life, from childhood over youth to adulthood ... This is the re-edited 2025 version.
soundcloud.com/boris-behnck...
"The Long, Long Song"
It's about the different phases of my life, from childhood over youth to adulthood ... This is the re-edited 2025 version.
soundcloud.com/boris-behnck...
Another episode of Strombolian activity at the Southeast Crater of #Etna, seen here on the evening of 11 April 2025. Similar to its predecessors, this episode had a distinct character. This time the particular detail was a little lava flow on the east side of the cone of the Southeast Crater.
April 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Another episode of Strombolian activity at the Southeast Crater of #Etna, seen here on the evening of 11 April 2025. Similar to its predecessors, this episode had a distinct character. This time the particular detail was a little lava flow on the east side of the cone of the Southeast Crater.