A massive volcano erupted early Tuesday in the Kamchatka Peninsula located in Russia’s far east, spewing a column of ash 65,000 feet into the sky.
According to Reuters, the eruption of Shiveluch, one of the most active volcanoes in Kamchatka, is one of the biggest in sixty years.
“The ash reached 20 kilometers high, the ash cloud moved westwards, and there was a very strong fall of ash on nearby villages,” said Danila Chebrov, director of the Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Survey.
Footage of the powerful eruption of the Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka. pic.twitter.com/CzTQsttsBD
— Blackrussian (@Blackrussiantv) April 11, 2023
The ash cloud measured more than 300 miles long and triggered an aviation warning in the region.
Predicted transport of total column SO2 from #Shiveluch🌋eruption across the N Pacific in the @CopernicusECMWF Atmosphere Monitoring Service @ECMWF forecast initialized on 11 April at 00 UTC, assimilating 🛰️SO2 obs assuming ~5 km injection. Latest charts https://t.co/MYH0xiOxPg pic.twitter.com/yEKSCK7tow
— Mark Parrington (@m_parrington) April 11, 2023
Today’s explosive eruption of the Shiveluch volcano captured by the Himawari-9 satellite. pic.twitter.com/9u9XebVv1v
— CIRA (@CIRA_CSU) April 11, 2023
“The volcano was preparing for this for at least a year… and the process is continuing though it has calmed a little now,” Chebrov said.
Located about 30 miles from the volcano, the village of Klyuchi was covered in more than 3 inches of ash.
Russia: Klyuchi village covered in ash following Shiveluch volcano eruption in Kamchatka
The Shiveluch volcano erupted early Tuesday morning in Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka region, spewing ash up to 20 kilometers above sea level. pic.twitter.com/dwQXdE9cRQ
— PressTV Extra (@PresstvExtra) April 11, 2023
that’s not snow, it’s ash
after the eruption of shiveluch volcano in russia pic.twitter.com/W88Nbkap09— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) April 11, 2023
Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula is home to 300,000 residents. The region is about 4,000 miles east of Moscow.
Tyler Durden
Tue, 04/11/2023 – 18:00
