For the First Time in 12,000 Years, a Volcano in Northern Ethiopia Explodes
The Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia’s Afar region erupted on Sunday, sending ash plumes soaring up to 14 kilometers into the sky, blanketing the nearby village of Afdera in dust. This eruption marked the first activity from the volcano in nearly 12,000 years, according to the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program. Despite no casualties being reported, local administrator Mohammed Seid expressed concern over the economic impact on livestock herders, as ash has covered grazing fields, leaving animals with little to eat.
The volcanic ash cloud quickly moved across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman, before drifting over northern India and continuing toward China. The Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Center noted the ash’s fast movement, posing risks to aviation in affected areas. Residents in the Afar region described the eruption as a powerful explosion, with a local witness comparing it to a sudden bomb blast accompanied by smoke and ash.
Scientists highlighted that Hayli Gubbi, a shield volcano in the geologically active East African Rift Zone, may have shown signs of activity before Sunday’s eruption, though no confirmed eruptions had been recorded during the Holocene epoch until now.
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