“People shouldn’t be scared, more than anything they should take precautions. The only danger we’re really entertaining right now is the ash,” he said. He and other scientists recommended residents wash their eyes and wear face masks. Others expressed worries that the weight of ash building up could collapse precariously constructed homes in poorer areas of Mexico. While the ash continues to billow toward southern Mexico, he and other scientists monitoring the volcano expect winds to shift and blow ash into the capital in June.Īlready on Saturday, volcanic ash carried in by shifting winds forced the city’s airport to temporarily shut down.
While the ash is not toxic, Carlos Valdés, head of UNAM’s National Seismological Service, said it could affect breathing and air quality, and also continue to affect flights to and from Mexico City’s international airport.
“Hopefully, it’ll continue being as constant and moderate as it is, so it doesn’t all erupt at once, like it did in prehistoric times.”Īs it continues puffing, ash could eventually become a problem in surrounding areas, particularly in the 7.5 miles surrounding the volcano, but also in Mexico City. “The good thing is that … it’s constantly releasing energy,” Campion said. The scientist explained that small explosions alleviate pressure from magma inside the mountain, and likely mean that it won’t lead to a buildup and larger eruption. Popocatepetl’s recent activity is not necessarily a bad thing, said Robin Campion, a volcanologist at the Institute of Geophysics. You can find critters such as, cats, birds, hamsters and other exotics, as well as wide variety of puppies looking for a. Just visit one of our locations and check us out. We can help you and your family connect with that new special addition to the family. Its last major eruption happened more than a thousand years ago. For over four decades, Pet City Pet Shops has grown into one of Colorados best pet shops. Popocatepetl has been active for a half-million years. “The probability that this continues as it has previously is far higher than the probability that this grows to much higher levels,” he said. Scientists and Mexican authorities say there’s no sign that the current waves of small eruptions at Popocatepetl will turn into anything more destructive, said Servando de la Cruz Reyna, a senior geophysics researcher at the UNAM in Mexico City, adding that is there “nothing new or surprising” about recent movements. It has recently prompted evacuations for heightened activity as well. In Guatemala, the Volcano of Fire claimed the lives of hundreds of people in a 2018 eruption.
Pre-Hispanic writings speak of intense activity at Popocatepetl at the beginning of the 16th century. Previous surges in activity date back centuries. Spewing ash, gas and lava, authorities have increased the alert to the yellow, second level on a stoplight-style scale, but not yet to red. In past weeks, the volcano entered another one of those periods.
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