BY JESS THOMSON ON 12/12/22
The Fuego volcano in Guatemala began erupting on December 11, marking another addition to the list of volcanoes currently erupting across the globe.
Volcan de Fuego's eruptions have consisted of weak explosions, resulting in a tall cloud of ash above the mountain, as well as lava being flung over 1,600 feet above the crater.
"The Fuego volcano showed an increase in its activity, which in the last minutes has entered an eruption phase[...] The eruption is mostly effusive accompanied by incandescent pulses from the lava source," the Guatemalan Institute of Volcanology (Insivumeh) said in a statement.
Fuego volcano, as seen from Alotenango, a municipality in Sacatepequez department southwest of Guatemala City, erupts on December 11, 2022.
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Fuego, also known as Chi Q'aq', overlooks the city of Antigua from around 10 miles away. The mountain stands at around 12,000 feet tall. It is one of the region's most active volcanoes, having erupted multiple times in 2018, in September 2021, and several times this year.
Fuego, also known as Chi Q'aq', overlooks the city of Antigua from around 10 miles away. The mountain stands at around 12,000 feet tall. It is one of the region's most active volcanoes, having erupted multiple times in 2018, in September 2021, and several times this year.
The volcano usually burps out small plumes of gas and ash every 15 to 20 minutes when it's not actively erupting.
No evacuations have been put into place, Rodolfo García, spokesperson for the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conred), the entity in charge of civil protection, said in a statement.
Fuego erupting previously with towns visible in the background
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Garcia said that they would continue "monitoring" the activity of the volcano and the risks of ash landslides and lava flows down the slope of the mountain towards population centers.
The Fuego eruption comes just two weeks after the eruption of Mauna Loa in Hawaii, the largest active volcano in the world, on November 27. Lava flows were filmed pouring down the sides of the mountain at speeds of up to 18 miles per hour, but the locals of nearby towns weren't at a high risk of being in the lava's path. Two more unrelated volcanoes then erupted a week later on December 4: Mount Semeru, 400 miles southeast of Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, and Stromboli, off the north coast of Sicily.
Even in the absence of lava flows, volcanoes can be immensely destructive and deadly to locals.
Garcia said that they would continue "monitoring" the activity of the volcano and the risks of ash landslides and lava flows down the slope of the mountain towards population centers.
The Fuego eruption comes just two weeks after the eruption of Mauna Loa in Hawaii, the largest active volcano in the world, on November 27. Lava flows were filmed pouring down the sides of the mountain at speeds of up to 18 miles per hour, but the locals of nearby towns weren't at a high risk of being in the lava's path. Two more unrelated volcanoes then erupted a week later on December 4: Mount Semeru, 400 miles southeast of Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, and Stromboli, off the north coast of Sicily.
Even in the absence of lava flows, volcanoes can be immensely destructive and deadly to locals.
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