The Popocatépetl volcano surprised the community after its activity, which is monitored and classified in the Volcanic Alert Traffic Light TODAY, November 15, 2024, therefore, HERE we will give you all the details.
According to the monitoring systems of the National Center for Disaster Prevention (Cenapred), in its latest report, the Popocatépetl volcano recorded 22 exhalations, accompanied by water vapor, volcanic gases and light amounts of ash, the Popocatépetl volcano closed the week.
According to the monitoring systems of the National Center for Disaster Prevention (Cenapred), 196 minutes of tremor segments of very low to low amplitude were also recorded, which in total added up to 94 minutes of high frequency and 102 minutes of harmonic.
During the morning and at the time of this report, a continuous emission of water vapor, volcanic gases and light amounts of ash is observed, with dispersion towards the southwest (SW) of the crater.
The Volcanic Alert Traffic Light for Popocatépetl is in Yellow Phase 2
The tremor is a continuous and rhythmic seismic signal that generally precedes or accompanies volcanic eruptions and is associated with the movement of magma or other magmatic fluids inside the volcanic conduit.
The activity of Popocatépetl is classified within the Yellow Traffic Light Phase 2, a situation that results in the continued emission of ash in surrounding towns.
The scenarios predicted for this Yellow 2 phase according to Cenapred are:
Some explosions of minor to moderate size
Occurrence of tremor of variable amplitude
Light to moderate ash rains in surrounding towns and in some more distant cities
Expulsion of incandescent fragments within the 12 kilometer exclusion radius
The occurrence of lahars that descend the ravines could be expected, due to the accumulation of ash on the slopes and its interaction with the rains expected in the coming weeks
Possibility of pyroclastic flows that do not reach towns
Where is there ash fall TODAY, November 15?
The National Center for Communication and Operation of Civil Protection (Cenacom) reported very light ash fall in the municipality of Amecameca in the State of Mexico, from 08:00 hours until now.
And the HYSPLIT Model indicates that the ash, in the case of emissions from the Popocatépetl volcano, could go to the north and south of Atlixco, the Mixteca and the State of Mexico.
Recommendations for ash fall in Puebla
Cover nose and mouth with a wet handkerchief or face mask
Clean eyes and throat with pure water
Use glasses and avoid contact lenses to reduce eye irritation
Close windows or cover them and stay inside the house as much as possible
Source: milenio
