Volcano in Guatemala Blows

[JohnQPublic]

See pics (http://www.prensalibre.com/multimedia/Volcan_de_Fuego_5_773372656.html)

This volcano is near Antigua (a beautiful city in the highlands near Guatemala City).

I remember seeing a volcano glowing from Guatemala City at night in the past, but I think it was a different one, closer to the city.

[Spectrism]

We need to send the DEP down there to fine those polluters!

This is a good warning sign for north American activity. The birthing pangs are under way. "Time of sorrows" refers to the pains of child-birth. We know what is coming next.

[k-os]

http://www.earthweek.com/2012/ew120907/ew120907d.html


One of Central America’s most active volcanoes began spewing lava and plumes of ash on Monday near Guatemala’s colonial-era capital of Antigua. The country’s geophysics service said the eruption of Fuego (Fire) volcano lasted 28 hours.


Ash fell on several nearby villages and towns, reducing visibility at times. Aviation officials cautioned aircraft to steer well clear of the volcano and its ash.

Fuego had previously sent pyroclastic flows of searing debris cascading down its slopes in June and May. Other than briefly being a hazard to aviation, the recent eruptions have not posed a threat to any nearby inhabited areas.

Guatemala has four active volcanoes that have caused catastrophic damage in the past. The explosive eruption of Santa Maria in 1902 was one of the world's largest eruptions of the 20th century.


In 2010, a blast at Pacaya volcano coated the current capital, Guatemala City, in a thick layer of ash and rock. This forced hundreds of families to evacuate and officials to temporarily close the international airport.

[Ponce]

To me the Earth is like a block of ice that when you chip in a small hole then the whole block will fall apart.

To much going on at the same time, between the economy, wars of liberation, politics and so on.....one of this days someone will pull out one of the bottom cards and the house of cards will come down.

[Blink]

What an incredible sight to behold.........

[Cebu_4_2]

Gringo.