The Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) has raised the aviation hazard color code for Shiveloch volcano to red. The decision was made after a powerful release of ash at an altitude of 12 kilometers above sea level. This became known on Sunday, July 5.
According to scientists, the ash cloud has begun to move west and has already moved about 10 kilometers from the volcano. The expulsion itself lasted about ten minutes.
Experts point out that the Shiveluch eruption is still ongoing. In the northern part of the lava dome, a new mass of lava is growing, and intense gas and steam activity remains.
in Quest He warned that new ash emissions at an altitude of up to 12 kilometers are possible at any moment. It may pose a danger to international aviation and aircraft operating at low altitudes.
On June 6, the Shiveloch volcano, located in Kamchatka, also threw ash to an altitude of 12 kilometers. The ash plume spread 50 kilometers in a northeasterly direction.
On May 7, the Dokono volcano erupted in Indonesia, killing tourists from China and Singapore. The ash plume rose to a height of 10 kilometers, painting the sky gray and black.