See update at bottom of post, or click the Popocatepetl link at the top of this page.
This is a 2011 view of nearby Popocatepetl volcano from downtown Puebla.
Today, people in this Mexican city are watching Popocatepetl with concern (you can follow updates on its activity through the link in the top menu–it has been a bit more restless lately).
Reportedly (Spanish), Puebla State’s Civil Protection director has made a public statement. Per Google Translate of this linked news story:
Although in the last hours and days the Popocatépetl volcano has presented constant explosive activity, with incandescent fragments expelled by the crater, the Civil Protection director of the state of Puebla, Rubén Darío Herrera Cabrera, assures that it is a normal cyclic activity and that there is nothing to worry about.
The incandescent fragments, explained the head of Civil Protection, are pieces of the dome . . .
Even though spectacular fumaroles have been seen in recent days, the largest of which is 2,400 meters above the crater, there is nothing to worry about; “Another point that is constantly monitored is the seismicity and that is totally low, we have very few reports of seismicity, which gives us peace of mind,” said Herrera Cabrera, adding that the volcanic warning light continues in Yellow Phase 2.
This is an image from last night’s explosion as seen from one of CENAPRED’s webcams:
Again, just click on the link at the top of the page for links to more information about Popocatepetl and updates from me.
Update, September 25, 2018: Popo got into a dramatic mood yesterday; updates are at the Popocatepetl link at the top of this page. Meanwhile, here is an eruption the volcanologists monitoring this volcano captured–it’s just one of several yesterday:
Featured image: Luisalvaz, via Wikimedia. CC BY-SA 4.0
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