Volcano Sends Plume of Ash Into Air Outside Mexico City
Mexico’s Popocatepetl Volcano sent a gritty cloud billowing into the sky outside Mexico City early Thursday.
Officials warned nearby residents to protect themselves against the rain of ash the eruption will likely cause, and some was reported to have fallen on the town of Amecameca, in Mexico state.
The eruption sent a plume of ash almost 5 kilometers (3 miles) into the air, and was accompanied by about 30 minutes of light seismic activity, Mexico’s National Disaster Prevention Center reported.
The 17,886-foot (5,450-meter) volcano has been intermittently erupting since December 1994.
In July, the volcano sent a column of hot ash 1.5 miles (2.5 kilometers) into the air and spat red-hot rocks. But it didn’t threaten residents living at the volcano’s base.
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Popocatepetl volcano sends plume of ash into air outside Mexico City
The Popocatepetl Volcano sent a gritty cloud billowing into the sky outside Mexico City early Thursday.
Officials warned nearby residents to protect themselves against the rain of ash the eruption will likely cause.
The 5,450-metre volcano, which has been erupting intermittently since 1994, posed no other immediate danger, they said.
In July, the volcano sent a column of hot ash 2.4 kilometres into the air and spat out red-hot rocks. But it didn't threaten residents living at the volcano's base.
More: cbc.ca
New Eruption at Mexico's Volcano of Fire
A small eruption Tuesday of the Volcano of Fire in western Mexico scattered ash onto adjacent towns, the Jalisco state civil defense agency said.
No injuries were reported.
Clouds obscured the plume of gas and ash triggered by the eruption at 5:07 a.m. (6:07 a.m. EDT). The towns affected were to the west and southwest of the volcano, the agency said.
The 12,533-foot volcano on the border of Jalisco and Colima states — 420 miles west of Mexico City — is among the country's most active and most dangerous.
It has erupted repeatedly in recent years. On Sept.
Mexico Volcano Spews Ash Stream
Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano spewed out a large stream of ash and rocks in a three-minute exhalation.
"The recent activity is within the expected scenarios, and there is no evidence of a major risk in the following days," says the disaster prevention center CONAPRED.
"No reports of ash fall have been received."
Popocatepetl, which on clear days can be seen from Mexico City, 40 miles (64 km) away and home to some 18 million people, reawakened in 1994 after decades of inactivity, according to CNN reports.
It has sparked to life several times since then, most notably
Mexico Volcano Spews Ash Stream
Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano spewed out a large stream of ash and rocks in a three-minute exhalation.
"The recent activity is within the expected scenarios, and there is no evidence of a major risk in the following days," says the disaster prevention center CONAPRED.
"No reports of ash fall have been received."
Popocatepetl, which on clear days can be seen from Mexico City, 40 miles (64 km) away and home to some 18 million people, reawakened in 1994 after decades of inactivity, according to CNN reports.
It has sparked to life several times since then, most
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Mexican President Vicente Fox affirmed that what had been decided is "appalling" and "does not speak well for a country that prides itself on being democratic" and he pointed out, is a nation of immigrants.
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NBA commissioner David Stern delivered the news during a media conference call Thursday morning.
Were excited to be coming to a different Mexican city, Stern said. Our teams like it.
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Aerial sports
There are some agencies which specialize in aerial sports. See under 'Specialists in adventure tourism'under the Directory for Mexico City. Guanajuato, Vallede Bravo (for hang-gliding), and Hidalgo state are most often the backdrop.
Canyoning
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Flooding kills more than 160 in southern Mexico, Central America
Rescue workers were searching for victims of a mudslide near a volcano-ringed lake popular with tourists in Guatemala, as the death toll from flooding sparked by heavy rains climbed to 79 across this country and 62 in neighboring El Salvador.
Downpours have battered much of Central America and southern Mexico since the weekend, and it was still raining in most areas, causing rivers to overflow and carry off homes and people and huge chunks of land to give way, burying everything in their path.
Forecasters at the U.S. Hurricane Center said
Fireworks explosion kills 7 and injures 4 in Mexico
Fireworks stored at a building that also illicitly sold gasoline exploded Saturday, killing seven people and injuring four, a local official said.
The building also housed video game machines, and five of the dead were children who frequented the video parlor on weekends, local authorities said.
The blast occurred in the tiny hamlet of Tlacotepec, high in the mountains of southern Guerrero state, about 75 miles north of Acapulco, Ayala Mata said.
Blood vessel problem sends Chirac to hospital
Paris -- French President Jacques Chirac has been hospitalized after suffering a blood vessel problem in
