Popocatepetl Developments

 





The explosive eruption at the volcano continues.

An abrupt strong eruption occurred from the summit at noon on 20 August. At about 12:47 local time, an increasingly thick black plume rose to an altitude of 22,000 ft (6,700 m) and drifted north.
The explosion came during a phase of generally low activity over the past week and had no detected seismic precursor. It was associated with 53 emissions of gas, water vapor and ash.
The crater area of the volcano remains closed for climbing as the risk of being caught in sudden explosions is very high. The alert status remains at Level 2.
People are advised to avoid the crater area within a 12 km radius. Additionally, the warning bulletin states that lahars (mud flows) could also occur if heavy rainfalls remobilize fresh ashfall deposits.
Source: Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres volcano activity update 23 August 2023

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