Hayli Gubbi Volcano Erupts
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The Hayli Gubbi volcano, long thought to be dormant, sent ash nine miles into the sky in an eruption on Sunday
Hayli Gubbi, a shield volcano in northern Ethiopia, erupted for several hours on the morning of Sunday, Nov. 23 — the first eruption since the start of the Holocene.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Volcanic activity in northern Ethiopia’s long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano subsided Tuesday after an eruption over the weekend that left a trail of destruction in nearby villages and caused flight cancellations after ash plumes disrupted high-altitude flight paths.
The ash cloud drifted over northern India, causing some flight delays and cancellations, and continued toward China.
A long dormant volcano has just erupted for the first time in recorded history. The Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia's Afar Region erupted for the first time in at least 12,000 years, according to Volcano Discovery, a website that tracks active volcanoes around the world.
The Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia erupted after nearly 12,000 years, sending ash plumes across the Red Sea to India, affecting visibility and air quality in northwest regions before drifting toward China and the Pacific.