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Volcano erupts violently after magma breaks through a dome of lava.

 


Popocatepetl - 20 Nov 2011 - From webcam


After lying inactive for more than 70 years, the 17,886-foot (5,450-meter) volcano 40 miles (65 km) southeast of the Mexican capital has been erupting intermittently since December 1994.

Popocatepetl has had more than 15 major eruptions since the arrival of the Spanish in 1519.

http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/mexicos-popocatepetl-volcano-expels-5-km-ash-cloud-in-violent-explosion/

Thanks to Peter Lamb for this link

Image found here:
http://www.cenapred.unam.mx/cgi-bin/popo/album/ult16.cgi
And then clicked here:
http://www.cenapred.unam.mx/popo/2011/nov/p1120112.jpg

 

5 Responses to Mexico – Popocatepetl spews ash 3 miles(5 km) into the sky

  1. Tom says:

    And another voice heard from.

  2. Laurel says:

    popped it’s cork:-)

  3. Robertvdl says:

    They could build some windmills to reduce there carbon footprint like in El Hierro

    Renewable energy on the Canary Islands | Global Ideas
    http://youtu.be/SX_Y4qdL8no

    El Hierro energy project.
    El Hierro is set to become the first island in the world to be powered solely by renewable energy. The $87 million project will provide electricity for the island’s 11,000 inhabitants using a combination of wind power and pumped water storage.
    Like many remote islands, El Hierro generates electricity with diesel oil transported from mainland terminals by oil tanker. The carbon impact is significant – in El Hierro’s case it amounts to 18,200 tons of CO2 per year in power generation emissions alone, an impact that the renewable energy project will eliminate.
    http://www.abb.com/cawp/seitp202/2445a8fea944fac8c125789b00507caa.aspx

    El Hierro, Releasing Toxic Gases
    http://youtu.be/ScyqfG9nv0E

    • C. Peter Davis says:

      All of humanities carbon footprints put together has absolutely no impact on climate. The earth itself puts out incredible amounts of Co2 and there is no mythical global warming as a result. The earths climate is driven by the Sun, not puny man.


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