21.11.2022, 10:18
In Kamchatka, tourists were warned about the danger of the awakened volcano Shiveluch
Source: OREANDA-NEWS
OREANDA-NEWS The eruption of the Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka began on November 20. According to the Kamchatka volcanic eruption response group, a plume of ash emissions spread 10 km in a north-easterly direction towards Ozernoye Bay. There are no settlements on his way.
Earlier in the day it was reported that Shiveluch is ready for a powerful eruption. The Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the FEB RAS warned that it is dangerous to approach the volcano at a distance of up to 15 km. The ash emission can reach 20 km in a dimeter and reach the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky –Ust-Kamchatsk highway.
Shiveluch is one of the largest volcanoes in Kamchatka. It consists of three main structures: the Old Shiveluch volcano, the ancient caldera and the active Young Shiveluch volcano.
The height of the lava dome of the Young Shiveluch is 2500 m . The nearest village to the volcano Klyuchi is 50 km away, the capital of the Kamchatka Territory Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is 450 km away.
On November 14 , Shiveluch threw a column of ash to a height of up to 5 km . The ash plume spread in a north-easterly direction towards Ozernoye Bay, there were no settlements on its way. In this regard, the volcano was assigned an "orange" aviation hazard code.
Earlier in the day it was reported that Shiveluch is ready for a powerful eruption. The Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the FEB RAS warned that it is dangerous to approach the volcano at a distance of up to 15 km. The ash emission can reach 20 km in a dimeter and reach the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky –Ust-Kamchatsk highway.
Shiveluch is one of the largest volcanoes in Kamchatka. It consists of three main structures: the Old Shiveluch volcano, the ancient caldera and the active Young Shiveluch volcano.
The height of the lava dome of the Young Shiveluch is 2500 m . The nearest village to the volcano Klyuchi is 50 km away, the capital of the Kamchatka Territory Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is 450 km away.
On November 14 , Shiveluch threw a column of ash to a height of up to 5 km . The ash plume spread in a north-easterly direction towards Ozernoye Bay, there were no settlements on its way. In this regard, the volcano was assigned an "orange" aviation hazard code.
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