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Wed, 04/15/2015 - 12:08
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Shiveluch volcano in Russia’s Far East spews ash up to over 3 miles

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, April 15. /TASS/. Russia’s active volcano Shiveluch, located on the Kamchatka peninsula in the country’s Far East, spewed ash to a height of five kilometers (3.1 miles), but the eruptions pose no threat to nearby residential areas, local volcanic research group reported on Wednesday. The Kamchatka Volcanic Response Team (KVERT) warned air traffic control services of the danger, which volcano poses to aircraft issuing the "Orange" code of warning for the aviation. The service advised airlines to alter their scheduled flight routes saying ash particles are capable of choking aircraft’s engines. The Aviation Color Codes reflect four levels of danger posed for civilian aircraft overflying areas adjacent to volcanoes and range from ‘Green’ to ‘Red’ codes. According to the International Airways Volcano Watch system (IAVW) the ‘Orange’ code stands for "Volcano is exhibiting heightened unrest with increased likelihood of eruption" or "Volcanic eruption is underway with no or minor ash emission." The cloud of ash, which the 3,283-meter (10,771 feet) Shiveluch churned out as a result of its emission, has extended to the length of 109 kilometers (67.7) miles in the eastern direction towards the Pacific Ocean. Experts warn that volcano’s ash emissions will continue and may reach the height of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) at any time. There are over 150 volcanos on the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia’s Far East, and up to 30 of them are active. The Shiveluch is located some 450 kilometers (280) miles to the northeast of the Kamchatka Peninsula’s largest city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchhatsky with the population of over 181,600. However, nearest residential areas are located within the distance of 50 kilometers 931 miles) from the Shiveluch, which had been regularly spewing out ash since 1980s. Read more

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