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  2. Popocatépetl - Wikipedia

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    Popocatepetl seen from UNAM (instituto de Ecologia with Sigma 500 mm), Mexico City. The name Popocatépetl comes from the Nahuatl words popōca (Nahuatl pronunciation:) "it smokes" and tepētl [ˈtepeːt͡ɬ] "mountain", meaning Smoking Mountain. The volcano is also referred to by Mexicans as El Popo affectionately, or to shorten the full name.

  3. List of volcanoes in Mexico - Wikipedia

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    Notable volcanoes in Mexico include Popocatépetl, one of the country's most active and dangerous volcanoes, Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl), the highest peak in Mexico, and Parícutin, a cinder cone volcano that famously emerged from a cornfield in 1943. Mexican volcanoes play a significant role in the country's geography, climate, and culture ...

  4. Tetela del Volcán - Wikipedia

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    The Volcán ("volcano") referred to is, of course, Popocatépetl. History ... 1997-2000 Antonio López Mendoza 2000-2003 Jorge Lozada Martinez 2003-2006 ...

  5. Popocatépetl volcano erupts over central Mexico: What we know

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    The volcano was inactive for decades before an eruption in 1994. In 2000, a major eruption prompted the evacuation of about 50,000 people in the region. Since then, mild to moderate activity has ...

  6. Booming eruptions, ash everywhere: What life is like under ...

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    On Sunday, officials raised the volcano threat level to "Yellow Phase 3," which calls for those who live nearest to the volcano — including the 2,000 residents of Santiago Xalitzintla — to ...

  7. Threatening 22 million people, Mexico's Popocatepetl is a ...

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    Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano rumbled to life again this week, belching out towering clouds of ash that forced 11 villages to cancel school sessions. Every time there is a sigh, tic or heave in ...

  8. File:ISS018-E-028898 Summit of Popocatepetl Volcano, Mexico ...

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    The volcano warrants this distinction because of how close it is to one of the most densely populated megacities on Earth: near 23 million people lived in Mexico City in 2009. The variety of potential volcanic hazards at Popocatepetl is also considerable, including explosive eruptions of ash, pyroclastic flows (hot, fluid avalanches of rock ...

  9. Popocatepetl Volcano Erupts, Releasing Lava and Ash Over ...

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    Popocatepetl Volcano erupted in the Tlamacas region of Mexico, releasing lava and smoke into the air, as seen in this webcam video recorded on February 13.Over a period of 24 hours, the volcano ...