NASA released satellite images showing the activity of Ethiopia’s dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano, which marked its first recorded eruption on November 23.

The Hayli Gubbi volcano in northern Ethiopia "erupted in dramatic fashion," the agency said, releasing a cloud of gas and ash that traveled across continents. There were no reported casualties.

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Hayli Gubbi’s eruption is a rare event, with no confirmed eruptions in the past 10,000 to 12,000 years. Scientists are closely monitoring it via satellites due to the region’s remoteness. The eruption highlights how even long-dormant volcanoes can suddenly awaken . Hayli Gubbi is located southeast of Ethiopia’s well-known Erta Ale within Ethiopia’s Afar Rift, one of East Africa’s most volcanically active areas.

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