Sangay volcano (Ecuador): spectacular eruption; emissions to 40,000 ft

A powerful eruption at 04:20 local time occurred yesterday that generated a dense dark ash plume, which reached approx. 40,000 ft (12,200 m) altitude and drifted towards the east and west direction. The explosion was a few times stronger than the average size of explosions at the volcano during the previous months. Ash fall affected an area of the provinces of Chimborazo, Bolívar (1-3 mm ash…