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Popocatépetl volcano

Popocatepetl is one of Mexico's most active volcanoes. After almost 50 years of dormancy, "Popo" came back to life in 1994 and has since then been producing powerful explosions at irregular intervals.
In the past centuries befor European invasions, large eruptions produced giant mud flows that have buried Atzteque settlements, even entire pyramids.

Stratovolcano 5426 m / 17,802 ft
Central Mexico, 19.02°N / -98.62°W
Popocatépetl volcano eruptions:
1345-47, 1354, 1363(?), 1488, 1504, 1509(?), 1512, 1518, 1519-23(?), 1528, 1530, 1539-40, 1542, 1548, 1571, 1580, 1590, 1592-94, 1642, 1663-65, 1666-67, 1697, 1720, 1802-04, 1827(?), 1834(?), 1852(?), 1919-22, 1923-24, 1925-27(?), 1933, 1942-43, 1947, 1994-95, 1996-2003, 2004-ongoing
Typical eruption style:
Dominantly explosive, construction of lava domes. Plinian eruptions at intervals of several centuries or few thousands of years, vulcanian and strombolian activity in intermittent phases.
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• Posted By: melissa [69.171.178.24] on Apr 26, 2012 05:39AM Category: Eruptions & current activity
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  Has evacuation started? N how big will this eruption be? Will it wipe out more then mexico?

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  Posted By: britny on Apr 30, 2012 05:56AM

  all I know is it wont wipr out mexico..

Popocatepetl volcano (Central Mexico), activity update: low activity, crater glow

Wednesday Apr 04, 2012 12:05 PM | BY: T

incandescence in the crater (04/04/2012)

In the last 24 hours the volcano maintained low levels of activity, registering 3 weak explosions emitting plumes mostly of steam and gas. The most important took place today at 01:46 am and 9:49 a.m.
During the night some glow can be observed in the crater.

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Popocatepétl volcano (Mexico): signs of increasing activity

Monday, Mar 26, 2012

Popocatepétl volcano in Mexico has been showing signs of increased activity recently, The National Center for Disaster Prevention (CENAPRED) reported yesterday. ... [more]

Popocatépetl volcano (Central Mexico) activity update: occassional small ash emissions and crater glow

Thursday, Mar 22, 2012

During the past week, steam-and-gas emissions were observed from Popocatépetl volcano and incandescence from the crater was visible at night. Small ash emissions occurred on 14 and 18 March, accompanied by increased incandescence from the crater. [more]

Popocatépetl volcano (Central Mexico) activity update: steaming, occasional small explosions ejecting incandescent lava to up to 200-300 m above crater

Thursday, Mar 08, 2012

During 1-6 March steam-and-gas emissions rose from Popocatépetl. Emissions contained small amounts of ash on 1 March and crater incandescence was observed at night. During the night on 2 March crater incandescence rose 200-300 m above the crater. [more]

Popocatépetl volcano (Central Mexico) activity update: steam and gas emissions, small ash eruptions, crater glow

Tuesday, Feb 28, 2012

CENAPRED reported that during 22-28 February steam-and-gas emissions rose from Popocatépetl and crater incandescence was observed at night. Ash plumes rose 500-900 m above the crater during 22-24 February. ... [more]

Popocatepetl volcano (Mexico) news and eruption updates / 13 Jan - 21 Feb 2012

Tuesday, Feb 21, 2012

1-5 weak steam and ash eruptions per day, incandescence observed at night from the crater [more]

Volcán Popocatépetl, whose name is the Aztec word for smoking mountain, towers to 5426 m 70 km SE of Mexico City to form North America's 2nd-highest volcano.  The glacier-clad stratovolcano contains a steep-walled, 250-450 m deep crater.  The generally symmetrical volcano is modified by the sharp-peaked Ventorrillo on the NW, a remnant of an earlier volcano. 
At least three previous major cones were destroyed by gravitational failure during the Pleistocene, producing massive debris-avalanche deposits covering broad areas south of the volcano.  The modern volcano was constructed to the south of the late-Pleistocene to Holocene El Fraile cone.  Three major plinian eruptions, the most recent of which took place about 800 AD, have occurred from Popocatépetl since the mid Holocene, accompanied by pyroclastic flows and voluminous lahars that swept basins below the volcano.  Frequent historical eruptions, first recorded in Aztec codices, have occurred since precolumbian time.

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Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institution - Popocatepetl information