'Do not try to climb the volcano, as explosions occur that throw incandescent fragments,' Mexico's disaster agency said.
A volcanic eruption spewing out ash and smoke, leading to flight cancellations, has been caught on camera from space.The volcano, named Popocatépetl, is Mexico's most active volcano, and has been continuously erupting in fits and bouts since 2005.Last week was a particularly active period for the volcano, with over 1,000 thousand minutes of tremors being detected each day, and huge plumes of ash being spewed out of the mountain.
It stands at around 17,800 feet tall, making it the second-highest peak in Mexico after Pico de Orizaba.Popocatépetl is a stratovolcano that came back to life in 1994 after 50 years of dormancy, and has been sporadically erupting ever since, with a notable uptick in activity since 2005.The Popocatépetl 'Volcanic Alert Traffic Light' has been in 'Yellow Phase 2' all week, which is the middle level on a three-color alert scale, and remains as such as of October 28.
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