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Mexico's Popocatepetl Volcano Increases Activity, Warnings Issued

2013-05-13 10:49:50

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Authorities in Mexico have raised the alert level for towns in two central states and the capital after an increased amount of explosive activity has occurred at Popocatepetl volcano, Mexico’s second highest peak at 17,900 feet. The volcano, which sits about 50 miles southeast of the capital, began spewing steam and lava Saturday evening. Mexico’s National Disaster Prevention Center said an increase in activity was likely to...

Volcanic Eruption Forecasting Improvements Needed

Researchers Work To Improve Volcanic Eruption Forecasting

2013-04-30 05:24:43

[ Watch the Video: What is a Volcano? ] April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Recognizing well-established patterns of pre-eruption unrest in monitoring data is vital in volcanic eruption forecasting. To develop better monitoring procedures, however, understanding volcanic eruptions that deviate from these patterns is crucial as well. Diana Roman from the Carnegie Institution for Science led a research team that retrospectively documented and analyzed the period...

Iceland's Hekla Volcano Shows Signs Of Activity, No Eruption Imminent

2013-03-27 11:18:32

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online One of Iceland’s most active volcanoes, Hekla, has been showing signs of potential activity as of late, prompting National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police to declare an “uncertainty phase” for the snow-capped peak. Geologists at the Icelandic Met Office reported unusual seismic activity on the mountain over the past two to three weeks, but said there was no sign that an eruption was imminent. The “uncertainty phase”...