Hayli Gubbi Volcano

Hayli Gubbi Volcano Latest News

Recently, the Hayli Gubbi volcano erupted for the first time after 10,000 years.

About Hayli Gubbi Volcano

• Location: It is located in Ethiopia’s Afar region about 800km northeast of Addis Ababa near the Eritrean border.
• It is a shield volcano that sits within Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression, one of the hottest and most remote areas on the planet.
• It is the southernmost volcano in the Erta Ale range.
  • The Erta Ale range is known for its persistent lava lakes and is primarily made up of shield volcanoes.
• Hayli Gubbi has no previously recorded eruptions in modern history.
  

Key Facts about Shield Volcano

• They are the largest volcanoes on Earth.
• They are built by repeated eruptions that occurred intermittently over vast periods of time
• Shield volcanoes contain almost exclusively basalt (a type of lava that is very fluid when erupted).
• These volcanoes are not steep. They are broad volcanoes with gentle slopes.

What is Ash Cloud?

• It forms when a volcano erupts and sends volcanic materials into the atmosphere. 
• It contains fine volcanic ash, sulphur dioxide, and tiny fragments of rock and glass.
• It has an adverse effect on human health, causing respiratory problems, eye irritation and skin discomfort.

Source: TH

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