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| There she blows in Mexico too: 'Volcano of Fire' Spews Lava |
| 2004-10-01 |
| By GUILLERMO ARIAS, Associated Press Writer Fri, Oct 01, 2004 YERBABUENA, Mexico - Western Mexico's "Volcano of Fire" unleashed a towering column of smoke and ash Friday, after ropes of burning, orange lava poured from its peak overnight. A light coating of ash dusted nearby communities that are home to about 600 people. Authorities were on heightened alert but said they had no plans to order evacuations. "The volcano is very active but has not yet reached a risk level that would prompt an evacuation," said Melchor Urzua, director of emergency response teams for Colima state. Known in Spanish as "Volcan del Fuego," the 12,533-foot-high mountain straddles the border of Colima and Jalisco states, 300 miles west of Mexico City. Earthquakes (news - web sites) and explosions of hot rock within the volcano began Wednesday, provoked by the collapse of a dome that formed recently in its center. Small landslides tumbled down the volcano's northern and western slopes. Lava flowed Thursday night and early Friday morning. "The incandescent material won't affect nearby communities because it's running off into valleys," said Jorge Sapien, a spokesman for Jalisco emergency teams. A major eruption in 1999 sent glowing rock three miles down its slopes and fired a plume of ash more than 5 miles high. In 1913, an explosion created a crater 1,650 feet deep, blasted fast-moving flows of hot ash down the volcano's slopes and rained ash on Guadalajara, 75 miles to the north. Vulcanologists consider the Colima volcano to be one of the most active and potentially the most destructive in central Mexico. It has erupted violently dozens of times since its first recorded eruption in 1560. All we need now is a massive earthquake to hit Tokyo or Paris |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #8 Just short naps on the geologic time scale. I'm disappointed that Volcano of Fire doesn't overlook the Sea of Fire. Ain't right. |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-10-01 7:25:14 PM |
| #7 I've climbed Shasta, Mt. Hood, and Mt. Ranier. They all have active fumeroles with nasty sulfur smells about near the summits. Just letting us humans know that they are not dead, but sleeping..... |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-10-01 6:55:35 PM |
| #6 There's a lot of circumstantial evidence available to indicate a major series of volcanic and earthquake activity along North America's west coast. This volcano, if taken in conjunction with the earthquake a few days ago in the Gulf of California and the central California quake day before yesterday, indicate a period of increased activity. IF I lived in southern California or central Oregon, I'd be very worried. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-10-01 6:36:49 PM |
| #5 Which one is next? |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-10-01 5:15:47 PM |
#4  Past Eruption... What the mountain looks like... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-10-01 4:29:16 PM |
| #3 Left-hand image is very smoky... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-10-01 4:25:42 PM |
| #2 Not the Japanes.. They have been more or less helpful. Volcan del Fuego aka Vulcan Colima Vulcan del Fuego aka Vulcan de Colima webcam from Universidad de Colima |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-10-01 4:25:21 PM |
| #1 I've alway wanted to use lava (the liquid rock, not the soap) for BBQing. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-10-01 4:17:03 PM |