On November 23, Ethiopia experienced a sudden and powerful eruption of the Haili-Gubbi volcano.
The ash plume rose to an altitude of about nine miles, disrupting the air corridors connecting Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. A “red code” aviation alert was issued immediately for the region, as also reported by the Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Center.
Satellite data obtained on November 24 revealed not only an extensive volcanic-ash plume but also a strong sulfur-dioxide release at altitudes ranging from about three miles to roughly eleven miles. These measurements clearly indicate major volcanic activity: the IASI-C satellites detected an SO₂ plume with a total mass of more than fifty-eight thousand short tons.
The gas-and-ash plume persisted in the atmosphere for a long time after the eruption, gradually drifting over the Red Sea and moving toward Oman and Yemen.
What makes this event especially remarkable is that Haili-Gubbi had no confirmed eruptions for nearly twelve thousand years; previously, the volcano exhibited only weak gas emissions. Its sudden awakening has become yet another indication of the growing geological activity on our planet.
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