Autoritatile din Hawaii au avertizat locuitorii de pe insula sa ramana in case, dupa ce un nor urias de cenusa s-a ridicat la aproximativ 3.657 de metri deasupra vulcanului Kilauea, declansand o alerta rosie pentru aviatie.
"Este foarte periculos pentru aviatie", a declarat Michelle Coombs, un geolog de la un institut de observare a activitatii vulcanilor din Alaska. Acesta a spus ca echipa sa inca nu a descoperit cauza emisiilor de gaze, relateaza CNN si Reuters.
Institutul american de geofizica (USGS) a declarat cod rosu pentru aviatie. Potrivit institutului, cenusa s-a imprastiat la aproximativ 28 de kilometri de vulcan.
Observatorul din Hawaii a informat ca eruptia poate deveni mai violenta.
Red alert issued for Hawaii as Kilauea sends ash plume 3.6km into air The ash, reported by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, prompted geologists to issue a 'red' alert - the highest possible volcanic activity warning. pic.twitter.com/4FW9ipLHDL
- Brandi Saari (@brandilmelb) 16 mai 2018
This eruption could drop world temperatures by several degrees & slash food production. In conjunction with coming mini ice age, its a potential disaster. 😎
Hawaii goes on RED ALERT for 'major eruption' of Kilauea volcano https://t.co/XADTnaorTS @MailOnline
- Carl (@cj980088) 16 mai 2018
IN PICTURES: Explosions intensified on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Tuesday, spewing ash and triggering a red alert for aircraft for the first time since the latest eruption began 12 days ago. STORY: https://t.co/ANyEw6u8fO pic.twitter.com/0wYxGYgshH
- TODAY (@TODAYonline) 16 mai 2018
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