'Like a Bomb': Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi Volcano Awakens After 12,000 Years

The long‑dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia’s Afar region erupted for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending vast ash plumes skyward and spreading clouds across multiple countries. (Credit: Screenshot from Twitter)

A volcano in Ethiopia's Afar region has erupted for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending towering plumes of ash into the sky and spreading clouds across multiple countries. The Hayli Gubbi volcano, long dormant and with no recorded activity during the Holocene epoch, erupted on Sunday for several hours, marking a rare geological event with both local and international consequences.

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