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Shiveluch Erupts on Russia’s Kamchatka, Sending Ash Column to 9,000 Meters

Authorities raised the second-highest alert level following ash dispersion across the remote UNESCO-listed region.

Overview

  • The regional bureau of the Russian Academy of Sciences measured the eruption plume at nearly 9,000 meters above sea level.
  • Ash was detected about 100 kilometers from Shiveluch.
  • No injuries or damage have been reported in the sparsely populated area.
  • The volcano sits about 450 kilometers north of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and is among Kamchatka’s most active peaks.
  • Ash clouds from Kamchatka eruptions can pose hazards to North Pacific flight corridors.