11/25/25

Will Ethiopian volcanic ash plumes in Delhi affect air quality?

The ash cloud is moving eastward and is forecast to reach northern India by late Monday evening.

The Hayli Gubbi volcano erupted on Sunday for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending thick ash plumes across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman. The cloud has now stretched over the northern Arabian Sea.

The plumes are already reaching some parts of Rajasthan and Haryana, and the ash cloud's dense, concentrated parts are likely to move over Delhi in a few hours, according to a weather forecast. The plumes could also further plummet the air quality in Delhi, its neighbouring areas and Uttar Pradesh. However, there are low chances of any ash fall as the plumes are several thousand feet high in the atmosphere.

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