Popocatépetl volcano: Alert level raised as ash shutters Mexico schools, airports
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The Mexican government raised the alert level over the weekend as the Popocatépetl volcano sent ash falling onto communities, closing schools and airports.
The phase includes large domes developing and exploding with increasing intensity, sending rock into the air and pyroclastic material down the sides. The Popocatepetl volcano spews ash and steam as seen from Santiago Xalitzintla, Mexico, Monday, May 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) Volcanic ash from the Popocatépetl volcano falls over Atlixco, Mexico, May 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) Police patrol as ash from the Popocatepetl volcano blankets the streets in Santiago Xalitzintla, Mexico, May 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) Esteban De Olarte Agustin stands next to his vehicle fouled with ash from the Popocatepetl volcano in Santiago Xalitzintla, Mexico, May 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) Women walk through the streets covered in ash from the Popocatépetl volcano in Atlixco, Mexico, May 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) A vendor sells drinks as ash from the Popocatepetl volcano blankets the streets in Santiago Xalitzintla, Mexico, May 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) Julia Musto is a reporter for Fox News and Fox Business Digital.
For most of the years since the stoplight was introduced, it has been stuck at some stage of "yellow."
On Tuesday morning, the government tweeted that there is no visibility toward the stratovolcano, which is situated about 40 miles southeast of Mexico City, but that it "has been possible to observe an emission with a low ash content."
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