Pico de Orizaba, Mexico, Part 1 of 2

NW Face of Pico de Orizaba from neighboring Hidalgo, Pico de Orizaba National Park, Mexico.  High point to the left of the summit is the remnant of Espolon de Oro, the second volcanic edifice Orizaba is constructed on.  Jamapa glacier is facing the camera.  Image courtesy Mexico en Fotos, Feb 2014 via Wiki

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Sent Ash Around the World – Volcán CEBORUCO, Mexico

View from Los Aguajes in the east of Volcán Ceboruco. (© Juan Castillo Campos, via mapio.net)

As so often, and generally without intention, I have hit upon yet another volcano that has all the trimmings of a beast but seems not really to be recognised as such. Up to a few years ago there have been very few studies to find out about the seismological and structural properties of the volcano. Volcán Ceboruco is considered among the five volcanoes with the highest risk in Mexico, and the second most active after Colima volcano in the western Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. Yet, scientists had to point out, in a 2016 study, “that every effort should be made to monitor its seismic activity”.

Popocatepetl – Mexico City’s Active Volcano

Popocatepetl in eruption, July 2013. Photo courtesy Science Times. http://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/5617/20130712/popocatepetl-volcano-erupts-mexico-city-ash.htm