About Hayli Gubbi Volcano:
- Location: It is located in Ethiopia’s Afar region, in 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 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.
- They are built by repeated eruptions that occurred intermittently over vast periods of time.
What is Ash cloud?
- An ash cloud 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.
