Sangay volcano (Ecuador): 1,500 ft ash plume

The effusive-explosive eruption of the volcano continues and has remained essentially unchanged at moderate levels. IGEPN recorded increasingly high plume rising from the crater that generated emissions of gas and steam plumes with moderate ash content as can be seen in the image. Ash plume reached 22,000 ft (6,700 m) altitude and drifted NW. The lava flow continues to be active on the…