Russia’s Shiveluch Volcano Erupts Posing Threat to Air Traffic, Sends Ash Plume 10kms High

Curated By: Shankhyaneel Sarkar

Last Updated: April 11, 2023, 08:56 IST

Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia

Russia’s Shiveluch volcano located in the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula has erupted over 60 times in the last 10,000 years (Image: Twitter/Alexander Beluosov/Russian Academy of Sciences)

Russia’s Shiveluch volcano located in the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula has erupted over 60 times in the last 10,000 years (Image: Twitter/Alexander Beluosov/Russian Academy of Sciences)

Russia’s Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka Peninsula erupted sending up an ash plume 10km high, posing a threat to air traffic.

Russia’s Shiveluch volcano located in the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted early on Tuesday, news agency Reuters reported. The volcano sent up an ash plume 10 kilometres high which posed a threat to air traffic, the Reuters report said citing the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) said.

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