Volcano ash from Ethiopia reached Delhi in 72 hours
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Ethiopia Volcano Eruption Tracker, Map, Location, India Impact Today LIVE News Updates: Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano eruption sends ash across Red Sea to India & worldwide. Map, flight disruptions,
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How a volcano in Ethiopia sent sulphur dioxide to India
Satellite data tracks sulphur dioxide clouds' 4,600-km journey across Asia, mainly in India, in just two days and is now dispersing.
The volcano, situated in Ethiopia's Erta Ale Range, last erupted around 10,000 to 12,000 years ago. The explosive eruption began around 8.30 am UTC on Sunday, said the Toulouse VAAC advisory.
Professor Mike Cassidy, volcanologist at the University of Birmingham , says the world's overlooked volcanoes 'pose the greatest threat'.
Residents of Delhi and surrounding areas can take solace in the fact that the ash cloud from the Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia did not further affect the already dismal air quality, as had been initially feared.
Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Commission (NRRC) denied on Tuesday claims circulating online suggesting that ash from Ethiopia’s
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.