This volcano just erupted for the 1st time in 10,000 years – ABC News”
The Hayli Gubbi volcano in northern Ethiopia’s Afar Region erupted for the first time in at least 12,000 years early Sunday morning local time, according to Volcano Discovery, a website that tracks active volcanoes around the world.
Volcano dormant for 700,000 years could soon resume activity, scientists say
The eruption spewed large plumes of ash and smoke over Ethiopia and across the Red Sea toward the Arabian Peninsula. Large amounts of sulfur dioxide were also emitted.
Satellite images appear to show a massive cloud of ash moving over the Red Sea.
There were no casualties as a result of the eruption, local officials told The Associated Press. But the livelihoods of nearby communities of livestock herders could be impacted because many villages have been covered in ash, leaving little land for the animals to graze on.
The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center in Toulouse, France, released an advisory to planes flying in the region, indicating
