Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City belches glowing rock, ash
MEXICO CITY - The Popocatepetl volcano outside Mexico City has spewed glowing rock and dumped a dusting of ash over nearby towns.This type of eruption, though dramatic and possibly dangerous is not the kind of weather-changer we keep watch for:
Mexico’s national disaster prevention agency says the volcano east of the capital sent a column of ash 2 miles (3 km) into the air.
Incandescent rocks landed more than a mile (2 km) down the volcano’s slope late Tuesday...MORE
This on the other hand, if it continues, can inject the sulfur aerosols into the stratosphere and mess things up in a big way. From Volcano Discovery:
Manam volcano
Manam Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL500 MOV W OBS VA DTG: 23/1330Z to 50000 ft (15200 m)
Wednesday Jan 23, 2019 13:30 PM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 50000 ft (15200 m) altitude or flight level 500 .
The full report is as follows:
FVAU03 at 13:25 UTC, 23/01/19 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190123/1330Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: MANAM 251020
PSN: S0405 E14502
AREA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA
SUMMIT ELEV: 1807M
ADVISORY NR: 2019/24
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8, RVO
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL500 MOV W
OBS VA DTG: 23/1330Z
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