Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano dramatically spewed a fiery cloud of ash and rock into the sky on Thursday, though it did not prompt authorities to raise their eruption alert level. “Popo,” as ...

Large stratovolcanoes like Popocatépetl can switch from low or moderate eruptive behaviour to catastrophic Plinian eruptions. We aim to determine the mechanisms and timescales of this switch and the ...

An curved arrow pointing right. A volcano known as Popocatépetl violently erupted early Monday morning in Mexico. Lava and ash spewed from its crater, creating a cloud of ash that covered the ...

Cuexcomate is only 43 feet tall and 74 feet wide. It was formed before the eruption of Popocatepetl, a much larger volcano, in 1064. Cuexcomate is made of minerals like calcium carbonate and silica.

Popocatépetl volcano's ash has been falling like snow in Mexico and leaves residents worried about a possible eruption. The athletes decided to stay in their home state of Rio Grande do Sul to ...

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. Eruption activity at the underwater volcano last week changed the physical landscape of the surrounding island ...

Filming volcanoes is akin to the privilege of watching the earth give birth. Popocatépetl commands respect. As Mexico’s most active volcano, “Popo” rises to 5,426 metres. On a clear day ...

There are many different kinds of volcanoes, ranging from the Hawaiian type, which produces gentle, effusive eruptions that ... Nevado del Ruiz, Popocatepetl, and Mt. Redoubt—as well as many ...

Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano dramatically spewed a fiery cloud of ash and rock into the sky on Thursday, though it did not prompt authorities to raise their eruption alert level.