{"id":74957,"date":"2025-11-25T13:02:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T07:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=74957"},"modified":"2025-11-25T15:29:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T09:59:40","slug":"hayli-gubbi-volcano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/hayli-gubbi-volcano\/","title":{"rendered":"Hayli Gubbi Volcano"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Hayli Gubbi Volcano Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Hayli Gubbi volcano erupted for the first time after 10,000 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Hayli Gubbi Volcano<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in <\/span><b>Ethiopia\u2019s Afar region<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about 800km northeast of Addis Ababa <\/span><b>near the Eritrean border.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>shield volcano that sits<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> within <\/span><b>Ethiopia\u2019s Danakil Depression<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, one of the hottest and most remote areas on the planet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the southernmost volcano <\/span><b>in the Erta Ale range.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Erta Ale range<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is known for its persistent lava lakes and is primarily made up of shield volcanoes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hayli Gubbi has <\/span><b>no previously recorded<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> eruptions <\/span><b>in modern history.<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Shield Volcano<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are the <\/span><b>largest volcanoes on Earth.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>built by repeated eruptions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that occurred intermittently over vast periods of time<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shield volcanoes contain <\/span><b>almost exclusively basalt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (a type of lava that is very fluid when erupted).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These <\/span><b>volcanoes are not steep.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They are broad volcanoes with gentle slopes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>What is Ash Cloud?<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>forms when a <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/volcanism\/\" target=\"_blank\">volcano<\/a> erupts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and sends volcanic materials into the atmosphere.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It contains fine <\/span><b>volcanic ash, sulphur dioxide<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and tiny fragments of rock and glass.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has an adverse <\/span><b>effect on human health<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, causing respiratory problems, eye irritation and skin discomfort.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/ethiopia-hayli-gubbi-volcanic-eruption-india-impact-live-updates-november-25-2025\/article70320044.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hayli Gubbi Volcano is located in Ethiopia\u2019s Afar region about 800km northeast of Addis Ababa near the Eritrean border. 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