A cloud of ash descended over towns around Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano after it erupted, reducing visibility on Monday. The nearly 18,000-foot mountain is located outside Mexico City.

The Popocatépetl volcano, located around 45 miles from Mexico City, has been spewing more ash, rock and fumes since earlier this month. The threat of an eruption has disrupted travel and closed ...

Some 25 million people live in a 60-mile radius of the volcano, meaning is is monitored by officials 24 hours a day year-round. Luckily, the last major eruption of Popocatépetl occurred more than ...

Mexico - January 14, 2025 Popocatépetl, Mexico – Popocatépetl Volcano has shown increased activity, with 30 exhalations detected, releasing water vapor, volcanic gases, and small amounts of ash.

Focus: Modelling the eruptive behaviour of Popocatépetl volcano to understand relationships between the timescales of pre-eruptive magmatic processes and the dynamics of Popocatépetl’s plumbing system ...

As Mexico’s most active volcano, “Popo” rises to 5,426 metres ... our pilots call air traffic control tower for pre-clearance, and we all watch the clock for that magic minute when we ...