Russian volcano continues to erupt: Researchers investigate ash-covered areas

Researchers were examining volcanic material in ash-covered areas in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Thursday, April 13, as the Shiveluch volcano continued to erupt for a third day. Footage by a regional volcanic institute shows a thick layer of volcanic ash and a smoldering tree. According to the Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences, hundreds of earthquakes were recorded as the volcano continued emitting ash that reached a height of five to six kilometers (more than three miles). Credit: IVS FEB RAS via Storyful