Klyuchevskaya Volcano in Kamchatka Spews Ash 7 km High, Posing Aviation Risk
The Klyuchevskaya volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, recently erupted, releasing an ash plume that reached an altitude of 7 kilometers (approximately 4.3 miles) above sea level. This event occurred on August 30, as reported by the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in the Kamchatka Territory, citing data from the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Group (KVERT). The ash plume subsequently drifted east-northeast, heading towards the Bering Sea. The volcano, which stands at 4,750 meters (about 2.95 miles) high, has been under observation for ongoing activity. Earlier on August 18, KVERT had noted a collapse of a fragment from the Klyuchevskaya volcano's crater wall, leading to prolonged pyroclastic flows and a moderate eruption with a vapor-gas mixture containing low ash content. 
