Popocatepetl volcano news & eruption update

Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: NEW VA EM OBSD to 20000 ft (6100 m)

Wed, 17 Feb 2021, 17:45

17:45 PM | BY: VN

Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 .
The full report is as follows:

FVXX21 at 17:40 UTC, 17/02/21 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210217/1732Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: POPOCATEPETL 341090
PSN: N1901 W09837

AREA: MEXICO

SUMMIT ELEV: 17802 FT [5426 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2021/187

INFO SOURCE: GOES-16. WEBCAM. NWP MODELS.

ERUPTION DETAILS: NEW VA EM OBSD

OBS VA DTG: 17/1706Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N1909 W09824 - N1908 W09817
- N1903 W09817 - N1903 W09825 - N1909 W09824 MOV
NE 20KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: SFC/FL200 N1908 W09820 - N1900
W09819 - N1859 W09835 - N1901 W09835 - N1908
W09820

FCST VA CLD +12HR: NO VA EXP

FCST VA CLD +18HR: NO VA EXP

RMK: DISCRETE VA CLD SEEN ON STLT IMAGERY MOV ENE
AWAY FM SUMMIT. VA HEIGHT AND FRCST BASED ON
IMAGERY AND MODEL GUIDANCE. ...KIM

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210217/2330Z

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Tue, 16 Feb 2021, 01:00

Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: NEW VA EMS to 20000 ft (6100 m)

Mon, 15 Feb 2021, 07:30

Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: NO VA OBS

Mon, 15 Feb 2021, 00:15

Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: PSBL VA EMS. to 18000 ft (5500 m)

Satellite image of Popocatépetl volcano on 15 Feb 2021

Sun, 14 Feb 2021, 18:00

Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: NEW VA EM OBS IN SAT. to 19000 ft (5800 m)

Sun, 14 Feb 2021, 08:15

Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: EM OF STEAM AND GASES

Background:

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

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Last nearby quakes Popocatépetl volcano tours: Popocatépetl Volcano Special (tour to see the ongoing eruption of Mexico's most active volcano) Latest satellite images Popocatepetl volcano news & eruption update Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: NEW VA EM OBSD to 20000 ft (6100 m) Wed, 17 Feb 2021, 17:45 17:45 PM \| BY: VN Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 . The full report is as follows: FVXX21 at 17:40 UTC, 17/02/21 from KNES VA ADVISORY DTG: 20210217/1732Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: POPOCATEPETL 341090 PSN: N1901 W09837 AREA: MEXICO SUMMIT ELEV: 17802 FT [5426 M] ADVISORY NR: 2021/187 INFO SOURCE: GOES-16. WEBCAM. NWP MODELS. ERUPTION DETAILS: NEW VA EM OBSD OBS VA DTG: 17/1706Z OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 N1909 W09824 - N1908 W09817 - N1903 W09817 - N1903 W09825 - N1909 W09824 MOV NE 20KT FCST VA CLD +6HR: SFC/FL200 N1908 W09820 - N1900 W09819 - N1859 W09835 - N1901 W09835 - N1908 W09820 FCST VA CLD +12HR: NO VA EXP FCST VA CLD +18HR: NO VA EXP RMK: DISCRETE VA CLD SEEN ON STLT IMAGERY MOV ENE AWAY FM SUMMIT. VA HEIGHT AND FRCST BASED ON IMAGERY AND MODEL GUIDANCE. ...KIM NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210217/2330Z All news about: Popocatépetl volcano Information about: Popocatépetl volcano Previous news Tue, 16 Feb 2021, 01:00 Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: NEW VA EMS to 20000 ft (6100 m) Mon, 15 Feb 2021, 07:30 Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: NO VA OBS Mon, 15 Feb 2021, 00:15 Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: PSBL VA EMS. to 18000 ft (5500 m) Sun, 14 Feb 2021, 18:00 Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: NEW VA EM OBS IN SAT. to 19000 ft (5800 m) Sun, 14 Feb 2021, 08:15 Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: EM OF STEAM AND GASES Background: 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. --- Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institution - Popocatepetl information First visit to our site? 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