Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi Volcano Erupts for First Time in Nearly 12,000 Years, Sends Ash Across Red Sea

Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi Volcano Erupts for First Time in Nearly 12,000 Years, Sends Ash Across Red Sea

Afar Region, Ethiopia — A long dormant volcano in northern Ethiopia erupted on Sunday for the first time in almost 12,000 years, sending massive ash plumes more than 14 kilometres into the sky and spreading volcanic dust across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman. The Hayli Gubbi volcano, located in Ethiopia’s seismically active Afar […]