13 Jun 11 - The Anabro (Nabro) volcano in the Northern Red Sea Region of
Eritrea has erupted sending an ash plume high into the sky and
disrupting air traffic across eastern Africa.
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Nabro volcano, Eritrea, next to the
border with Ethiopia.
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Centre Seismologique Euro-Mediterraneen,
www.emsc-csem.org |
The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) said Monday that the 5,331 ft volcano
has resulted in a large ash plume of up to 8 miles (13.5 km) high. The scale of
the eruption, compared to the ongoing eruption in Chile and the 2010 eruption at
Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland, remains unclear.
German airline Lufthansa reports that it has cancelled flights to Eritrea and
Ethiopia, while the Jerusalem Post reported that the ash plume may disrupt air
traffic in Israel, Egypt, Jordan.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said it remained unclear if the series of
earthquakes and the eruption were related were related, as both originate from
the same continental rift zone.
According to Irish Weather Online senior forecaster Peter O’Donnell, the ash
cloud has extended more than 600 miles (1,000 km) westwards over Sudan. “The
eruption happened in Nabro, a stratovolcano that has not erupted in historic
times."
See very comprehensive article here:
http://www.irishweatheronline.com/news/earthquakesvolcanos/ash-cloud-spreads-from-erupting-nabro-volcano-in-eritrea/19983.html
Thanks to George Martinez and Caroline Snyder for this link