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struggle4progress

(125,214 posts) Mon Nov 24, 2025, 06:20 PM Monday

Erupts for first time in 10K years [View all]

ayli Gubbi in Ethiopia has been dormant for all of recorded history.

By Julia Jacobo
November 24, 2025, 12:34 PM

... The Hayli Gubbi volcano in northern Ethiopia's Afar Region erupted for the first time in at least 12,000 years early Sunday morning local time, according to Volcano Discovery, a website that tracks active volcanoes around the world.

The eruption spewed large plumes of ash and smoke over Ethiopia and across the Red Sea toward the Arabian Peninsula. Large amounts of sulfur dioxide were also emitted ...

https://abcnews.go.com/International/volcano-erupted-1st-time-10000-years/story?id=127823393

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Erupts for first time in 10K years [View all] struggle4progress Monday OP

I hope all the ancient manuscripts in their monasteries can be saved. I think theyre Karadeniz Monday #1

Are the Monasteries in danger? maxsolomon Monday #3

I dont know...theyre up in mountains... Karadeniz Monday #4

I used to wonder about dying in a first wave nuke attack, given the CO front range direct targeting from NORAD, hlthe2b Monday #2

Pretty much the middle of nowhere. maxsolomon Monday #5

I wonder if this canetoad Monday #6

Maybe! maxsolomon Tuesday #7

Wow! kentuck Tuesday #8