Volcanoes Today, 4 Jul 2013: Popocatépetl [1]

volcanodiscovery-July 4, 2013

Eruption from Popocatepétl this morning

Popocatépetl (Central Mexico) [2]: A phase of strong eruptive activity has started last night and is continuing with frequent explosions that eject incandescent bombs onto the upper outer slope and create a plume of gas and ash rising 3-4 km above the volcano to flight level 250 (25,000 ft).
During 2-3 June, the rate of emissions had climbed to 3-4 per hour, and volcanic earthquakes accompanied the rise of a new batch of magma. Strong tremor started last night, when activity became more vigorous.

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