Why a dormant Ethiopian volcano has erupted after 12,000 years  | The World | ABC NEWS

A volcano in Ethiopia has erupted for the first time in nearly 12,000 years. The eruption of the Hayli Gubbi volcano sent thick plumes of smoke up to 14 kilometres into the sky, and across the Red Sea toward Yemen, Oman, and as far as northern India. Volcanologist Dr Heather Handley explained to The World's Girish Sawlani why the volcano suddenly became active again. #ABCTheWorld #ABCAsiaPacific Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE ABC NEWS provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC NEWS, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC NEWS content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC NEWS In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC NEWS on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC NEWS on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC NEWS on X (Twitter):   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia