This Week in Volcano News; Mexico City Volcano Erupts, Mt. Saint Helens Landslide

[@dogapz]

I live in Puebla City, around 25 miles from Popocatépetl volcano. Today (May 21st), the city is covered by a dense layer of volcanic ash. It is cold and the sun cannot be seen. For your information, Puebla City is nearer to the volcano than Mexico city is.

[@ricardogarcia427]

Same :) 2012 was the last time I remember this quantity of ash fell.

[@heatherstewart9300]

Stay safe! 🥰

[@stevenwiederholt7000]

Do the words Get..Out..Dodge! Ring a bell?

[@tthappyrock368]

Remembering the precautions people had to take after St. Helens blew, be careful when going outside and all. I hope everyone will be safe and not experience any damage as a result of the ash fall!

[@diannecooper4694]

Please be as safe as you possibly can. If you need to leave me, do leave quickly.....trust that small, quite voice that is your God.... I'm praying that God has his will concerning you and your family.

[@EatsLikeADuck]

The video of the Mexican eruption shot from above the clouds is incredible.

[@lilaustralien7948]

Flapping amazing

[@ericsimon6764]

❤❤❤Amen

[@emanuelriosflores]

In fact the alert level at popocatepetl was raised to yellow level 3 today

[@akitajapan1651]

God help them, they have a huge earthquake coming, so big it's going to be felt through out the republic. Prepare 🙏

[@eduardojuarez.7247]

Ah Ok my friend.

[@wachox]

Yellow 3 ( be alert and prepared for evacuations), next one would be red 1 (evacuations)

[@dannyrosas9222]

What’s the update

[@stevewhalen6973]

Thanks!

[@Hecker9974]

I live in Puebla city next to the volcano. The ash has been very irritating, my eyes hurt as I write this and I have avoided the outsides at all time. I just wanna say it is refreshing to hear actual information from the volcano here, cuz everyone in social media here is spreading insane amounts of misinformation about this and just trying to get everyone to panic and that pisses me off so much. They have even been sharing videos all week of the Volcán de Fuego in Guatemala from when that one erupted, trying to pass it off as the Popocatépetl and people don't even notice how different those volcanoes are to even realize the lies. Thank you for the video and I wish there was a subtitled to spanish version of the Popocatépetl section to share the amazing footage with my family.

[@TimberwolfCY]

Take care where you are, hope you get some relief soon!

[@MexicoAdventurer]

We're a few hours north of you. Between all the fires in south central Mexico and some fumes and ash from Popocatépetl, my sinuses are all swollen and painful, with accompanying headache from hell. We have a lot of friends in Puebla and in Mexico City and we're worried about them all. Please stay safe and leave if you need to, for your health and safety.

[@Hecker9974]

@@MexicoAdventurer thanks everyone for your words! The rain has been coming down strong and it has helped reduce the amount of ash blowing from the ground and it's been better these days

[@AuthorEvaIvonneOlson]

Regarding the subtitles: Have you clicked on the Settings button then the Subtitles option? I found the option to translate to Spanish there. I can't guarantee the translations are always correct, but they try. I hope you and your family stay safe and that you are able to sift through the available information to find the real story. Buena Suerte!

[@claystroke9969]

The nighttime drone footage, whoever shot that, is really cool! It's nice to see it from that vantage point. All of the satellite topography maps you show puts all those eruptions into perspective as well. Thanks for what you do! 🙏🙂

[@jodinim6508]

Here in SW Washington state, when the slide happened this past week at Mt St Helens, people had to be rescued by helicopter, and last I heard, their cars may be stuck at the viewpoint for about a year.

[@Earthneedsado-over177]

Oh no, what a strange way to lose your car without losing it.

[@rmp7400]

"Tragic" seems a more appropriate word...

[@quantumcat7673]

Hmm, let me guess. The authorities fear for the lives of people near volcanoes and yet, they do not make any laws to curb the real danger of people with guns!!! Bravo, incredibly brilliant!!!

[@cageordie]

@@rmp7400 Tragic: causing or characterized by extreme distress or sorrow. No. Not tragic. Just interesting and unfortunate. Nobody died. No big deal.

[@donnamaccrossan1358]

Just watched video of King County Sheriff rescuing dog and people. I don't watch MSM or local news so just heard about this from the video. So close to May 18, 1980 43 years ago big eruption.

[@gentrelane]

This is the only news channel I trust

[@megindenver]

When studying in Mexico DF (now CDMX) in 1976-77), a couple friends and I climbed El Popcatepetl up until reaching the lip of the crater. An incredible event that surpassed all the classroom studies. I cherish the memories and photos of that once-in-a-lifetime experience which come alive while observing the current activity of el Popo. Truly transcendental.

[@EA-gv2ph]

That sounds awesome, you should do a video about the experience

[@rmp7400]

A few years ago a friend of mine, while in Mexico enjoying the scenery... slipped, fell cracked his head and...a few weeks later died of head injuries sustained. Despite your excitement & evident self-confidence.... do take care🙏

[@Tony-mh3dm]

A trip to Dairy Queen surpasese anything in the class room.🤣😂🤣😂

[@davidcranstone9044]

Thanks for including the information about Popo, well informed and sensible as always.

[@Alex48653]

Popocatepetl Has been Very active this week

[@sarahgilbert8036]

It was one of the first volcano names I learned as a kid 😂 after Vesuvius and Etna

[@Alex48653]

@@sarahgilbert8036 I first learned Vesuvius as a kid That's All😂

[@beverlyskurow7998]

Thank you so much for using “feet” and miles to describe distance for us Americans.❤

[@marisolramirez4925]

Hello, I live in Mexico City and would like to clarify that the Popocatépetl Volcano is near Mexico City, not in it, as the title of the video seems to imply. The people most affected by an eruption would be in the states of Puebla, Morelos and Tlaxcala. However, measures are being taken in Mexico City as well. Thanks. BTW, I love your videos, watch all of them.

[@marypatten9655]

Thanking you for the volcanic update. Please keep them coming. God bless

[@yomogami4561]

thanks for the weekly update

[@ll-tb2tg]

just found this channel. BEST NEWS SHOW EVER!!!!!

[@alij7047]

I am interested in the cluster of earthquakes (some as large as 7.7) that have been occurring near the Loyalty Islands this past week.

[@jimmartin2548]

Yeah was wondering if that’d be covered they been getting shook

[@triciaw8953]

I’ve been watching those earthquakes, too. I’ve been waiting for more info, but no one seems to be talking about it. There’s a line of underwater volcanoes to the northwest, so I’m kind of assuming these quakes are volcanic, but I’d love to hear from someone who actually knows about these things. I’m just an amateur enthusiast.

[@katiekane5247]

​@@triciaw8953 try Dutchsinse

[@EatsLikeADuck]

@@katiekane5247 Dutchsinse is to science as the Easter Bunny is to wildlife.

[@lizettramos9240]

Thank you for the information God bless you always Calexico CA kings of the valley Egypt 👋

[@SeaDanceDream]

Thanks so much. I love your channel. 🙏

[@yajairacastellanos1049]

Pretty accurate information! :) I watched some news a couple of hours ago and apparently the tremors have decreased. Hopefully the alert goes back to yellow II. I live 17 kilometers away from it.

[@357CLOUDY]

Wow! Great camera work! Worried for the people of Mexico.

[@tlove6932]

Wow! Incredible videos ty! 👏🏻💯💯

[@christiannavarro7989]

Hi Geology Hub, thanks for covering the activity on Popocatépetl :) alert level was just raised for this volcano, so probably more to come from Don Goyito

[@uprightfossil6673]

Thanks again. As usual, when I need an update or if I am concerned I come to you for the latest information I need.

[@TheSpaceEnthusiast-vl6wx]

The orange-red glow of the clouds near Popocatepetl were beautiful, but of course due to the ash emissions, it is also dangerous. On a Wikipedia article, I first learnt of Nyamuragira (might have mispelled that.) when I saw an exaggerated relief image of both Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo.

[@danisyx5804]

Near a volcano that is currently erupting a lot of the red in the clouds could also be sulfurous emissions

[@Sphynx93rkn]

​@@danisyx5804 exactly

[@ginapolman4968]

😢 beautiful? And Satan was the most beautiful angel in heaven? Creepy

[@olivialief9779]

Thank you for cover Popocatépetl’s activity!

[@elizabethwarman9028]

Hi can you please give more information on the Cascadia most Southern Volcanoes Mt. Lassen and Mt. Shasta. Thank you.

[@skyybluu3118]

Great video thank you

[@triciaw8953]

I’d like more info about the 7.7M earthquake near the Loyalty Islands and subsequent large aftershocks. Is this volcanic or tectonic? Will these quakes be problematic for New Calidonia or any other islands in the vicinity?

[@TheRealSkeletor]

Thanks for the volcano news, Kermit!

[@beverlygardner8579]

Thank you for that update, you have made your documentary extremely interesting .. i find the regeneration of our earth fascinating .. keep up the great work.

[@cageordie]

The Mt St Helens road isn't just covered, the bridge is gone completely. The road is closed indefinitely.

[@kaoskronostyche9939]

Years ago I read a book called The Wave, a novel written with the Mica Dam on the Columbia River above Revelstoke, BC, Canada as a central "character." The author claimed all the hydrological and geological information in the book was based on real science and actual data. In the book he alleges the Mica dam, which is rubble filled, was unsuitable for that application (too tall, poorly engineered) and located in a geologically "fragile" situation. He also claimed all the geological/engineering reports were sealed and unavailable as in a "cover-up." This may be outside your pervue and/or expertise but I have been curious all these years if the Big One due to provide us a 9.5 earthquake on the West Coast would transfer enough energy to the dam to make it fall down. His description of the devastation created by "the wave" was astonishing. I made this comment previously but one of the commenters was certain the intervening mountain ranges would prevent the collapse of the dam. Any thoughts on this? Thank you for your presentations. I enjoy and "like" each one I see. Cheers!

[@LuisAldamiz]

That would be bad if it happened. You mean the Hoover Dam, right? But anyhow it'd be much worse in coastal California just because the quake would destroy many cities, even maybe liquefying the ground on which LA sits, while the Colorado River AFAIK runs through semi-desertic areas. Am I wrong?

[@kaoskronostyche9939]

@@LuisAldamiz I mean the Mica dam above Revelstoke, BC, Canada. You have heard of Canada? The Columbia river is the body of moving water in question. The Kinbasket reservoir, held back by the Mica dam is one of the largest reservoirs on earth and the Columbia is one of the steepest if not the steepest river in North America. The Columbia runs south from BC into Washington and enters the Pacific ocean at Portland Oregon after traveling through the toxic waste dump Hanford in Washington State. The amount of water would scour the earth to the bedrock for hundreds of miles and probably wipe most of Portland off the map (which, given the state of decay in Portland might not be a bad idea). If the Mica dam fell down it would sever all road links from the west coast to the interior south of the Yellowhead BC highway number 16. So along with the earthquake disaster from The Big One, the entire Columbia river valley would be a disaster zone, Hanford waste would be swept through Portland into the ocean and all road access would be destroyed in southern BC making delivering rescue and aid just that much more difficult. It would add disaster to catastrophe. You need to look at a map. Thanks for the response. Cheers!

[@ironcladranchandforge7292]

​@@kaoskronostyche9939-- LMAO!! Perhaps you should read a map as well. The mouth of the Columbia River is not at Portland Oregon. The mouth of the Columbia River is at Astoria Oregon. Portland Oregon is in the Willamette Valley next to the Willamette River, which flows into the Columbia about 100+ miles upstream from the ocean.

[@LuisAldamiz]

@@kaoskronostyche9939 - My bad, my bad, my bad. I was tired and read the thing... skipping all the Canada part, sorry about it, really.

[@debmoon4331]

That's a trip you mentioned the Dam. I've personally never heard of it. I live in Southern California I read yesterday a comment someone was warning people about it...

[@spidermanfan.3161]

Yeee thanks GH! 😃👍

[@paulfredrick6429]

This is a very good news. Looking forward to more such news.

[@peronik349]

good video as usual! what is the situation in the small Swiss village threatened by a landslide these days

[@christopherwillhoite3535]

Very good information, and wonderful presentation. Thank you

[@delreal8128]

Thanks for the video.

[@silvianilsson6240]

Thanks for your information, if any more info about Popocatlepec, please let me know have family in Mexico city working for the in air lines

[@Rakso22]

They just raised the emergency level in Mexico for the Popocatépetl volcano today. Looks like more is coming soon.

[@zigniingiz]

Sometimes seeing things from a different perspective is amazing especially when u realize how beautiful planet earth truly is especially the oceans and mountains let alone volcanos

[@bold810]

Thanks, G.

[@joshsmith3650]

Can you make a video on the gakkel caldera on the rift zone of North America and Eurasian plates please

[@joshsmith3650]

OzGeographics made a video about it. I feel like you might get more info in, his video was kinda hard to follow

[@SevereWeatherCenter]

Popo has definitely been active. Probably a new intrusion of basaltic magma mixing with with a slightly higher silica basaltic andesite magma chamber.

[@Dragrath1]

Looking up Popocatépetl magma composition it seems for at least the early part of the eruption and more generally for the last 14.1 ka that its eruptions have been characterized by two log last stable magma bodies of differing chemical compositions interacting. The current ongoing eruption appears to have been following that trend starting with the mixing of dacite and basaltic andesite magma's a depth at least initially heavily favoring the more mature siliceous magma. From 2005 article: " Magma mixed at 4-6 km depth in proportions between 45:55 and 85:15 wt % silicic:mafic magma" So it seems more likely to be basaltic andesite or a change in the mixing factions of dacite to basaltic andesite. That said if this trend has changed with new differing composition magma interacting with one or both of the volcanoes mixing magma chambers that could potentially be a bad news as major transitions in long lived magmatic systems for siliceous volcanoes seem to serve as the trigger for large voluminous explosive eruptions (VEI 6+) as the onset of major convective mixing and rapid crystal fractionalization due to the transfer of otherwise inhibitory incompatible elements and heat elsewhere within the system allows the rapid build up of latent heat and high gas fractions within melt at rates faster than fumaroles hydrothermal vents or more moderate volcanic eruptions can release. From a colloquium talk posted on Nick Zentner's channel the specific case of Taupo's last VEI 8 eruption appears to have happened rapidly with the mixing of 4 chemically distinct magmas, 3 chemically evolved magmas and a 4th chemically primitive magma with rapid convective mixing occurring on a timescale of mere centuries to decades prior to the major super eruption. It does appear that the ignimbrite forming eruptions seem to be ones which involve vigorous mixing of chemically distinct and formerly separate magma chambers, so yeah lets hope that there hasn't been a major change in the system i.e. that if any fresh intrusion has occurred that it would be small.

[@MikeHeroco]

He pronounced Popocatépetl fairly good... That earn this channel my follow xD

[@dianefiske-foy4717]

My son & his wife are on vacation in Mexico right now.

[@rhuephus]

don't let 'em get caught bringing drugs home

[@dianefiske-foy4717]

@@rhuephus … They don’t do drugs.

[@laurenhuntsinger9170]

Thank you for the information.

[@Mo_Goshen]

Have you done any research on Clearlake Volcanic field here in California?

[@russellmyers2647]

thank you

[@PalKrammer]

This is a good and informative channel that I just discovered. Interestingly, in SW Washington, USA, just yesterday I noticed a sign indicating Johnston Obsevatory was closed and wondered why, now I know.

[@RaymondErdey]

Keep up the good work.

[@MarciaPhillips-mt5td]

It is called the JohnSTON Observatory, NOT the JohnSON Observatory.

[@chrislangford1265]

It's Johnston, not Johnson. Please be respectful of the volcanologist who died when St Helens exploded in 1980 by at least getting his name right.

[@snowysmile9082]

Mt Etna and Nyamuragira started producing pretty significant eruptions these days

[@annatheinnotz4901]

WEF: Climate change will kill us all! Gaia: hold my beer.

[@7eVen.si62]

Are you recording in the broom closet?

[@The_Bookman]

Your videos and presentation are becoming increasingly slick. This was a cracker!

[@marschlosser4540]

Tio Popo (Popo-cap-eh-tehtl) averages about 2,000 years between real blow-ups. Right now he's yawning, nothing more. He's been recorded for thousands of years. Last eruption, he blew signature sulfur as far north as Michigan. hasta, and always, good teaching.

[@Nadamedetendra24]

That's not at all how it's pronounced. Popocatépetl. I don't know where you get the P from 🙄

[@marschlosser4540]

@@Nadamedetendra24 Other than the typo, which only a grammar nazi would worry over, probably my wife, a Tarahumara, or the chichimec who are related to my longhouse. Then there are friends and others who came from Mexico.

[@digitaldreamer5481]

I wanted to thank you for sending me that video of your cat playing “fetch”. I thought only my female cat that I hand raised and bottle feed at the beginning of last year. She brings her little mousy toy to me by hopping onto the sofa next to me and dropping it for me to toss it across the room but it’s too light in weight for me to throw it very far. The mousy that you toss to Tony has more weight and I was wondering where you bought it? I’m flying from HNL to IAD tomorrow night for two weeks and will try to find one in between Parks On The Air activations (POTA) in the DC Metro area. Thanks again for another great video! 🤙🏻 Todd de WH6DWF 🇺🇸🤙🏻

[@robzombieshot]

Have you done a video on Crowley lake columns?

[@bengtsoderman]

Great video! I hope that you in the future will make an overview of all 8 active lava lakes i the world. I only know about Nyiragongo, Erta ale, Vanuatu and one in Antarctica. Have a nice day.

[@jacobsamorodin9937]

Should we keep an eye on Mt Pelee in the Caribbean?

[@TomLuTon]

(apologies to the Nicaraguans) He's not the Masaya, he's a very naughty boy

[@n0killz44]

10/10 🎉🎉🎉

[@maximilianrpm2927]

1:03 Left is a mountain with clouds. Right is the volcano.

[@allagatoral3839]

I tried for several years to explain the corresponding northern glacial melt sea level rise that causes volcanic activity .. we are moving into the season where the volcanic activity will increase ... Check the records 3 years ago??? when they lost 800 billion or trillion tons of glaciers in Greenland?I Predicted seismic activity by the weekend ( seismic activity will usually precedes volcanic activity or even take its place )as magma rises from deeper activity.... But in Hati a day sooner there was an 8.1 and two 7.2 and 3. That happened but I warned many people but no one listened since i represented only myself ... Thank you for your report .... Actually, it is right on time... Thank you again!!!

[@beverlymesser2462]

Could a volcano happen on the east coast of the United States

[@jacksonkruse1794]

There are a few ancient volcanos and volcanic features on the east coast but they haven’t been active in millions of years and won’t be for a very long time

[@Helezhelm]

Extremely unlikely, as volcanism is pretty much 'dead' in Eastern coast as it became geologically stable as it no longer is part of tectonic plate or hot spots). Last volcanism activity was in multiple tens of millions years ago. Youngest one is at Virginias which last erupted in 47 million years ago.

[@nc4tn]

Does neighboring Iztaccíhuatl show any signs of becoming active again?

[@doomoo5365]

I was wondering if the underwater landslide that wiped out doggyland could have been caused by a Comet or meteorite strike somewhere?

[@planetcaravan2925]

Landslide on norwegian coast

[@ericclift1773]

So much uptick in volcanic activity around the world!!!!

[@trifectaCA]

The Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii oozes lava every couple weeks.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

That's nothing new right? I mean, aren't those volcanoes always active?

[@trifectaCA]

@@RedRoseSeptember22 yes but he didn’t put it on his spreadsheet

[@Eternalsfan]

Wait there are roads that close to Mount Saint Helens?

[@healingv1sion]

Is this effecting air travel to Puerto Rico? Can ash travel that far?

[@richardsterne2875]

What do the dates CE and BCE mean?

[@augustinep6193]

Good.

[@plathanosthegrape5569]

Alert raised at Popocatepetl by the way ...

[@TT-dx4ez]

Can you please do a video on the origins on Reunion island. I just drove up into the extinct caldera and it was mind blowing.

[@brianjones7521]

Will Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia) erupt soon?

[@eldonhoward7925]

The Volcano that can be seen from Mexico City is very concerning!

[@MaQuGo119]

MEXICO REPRESENTANDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@p-nutgallery2511]

Nice knowing you

[@whosaidthat5236]

So with the data you have right now . Do you think there is more or less volcanoes then say 100-200 years ago?

[@fluffythe_husky]

I'm a little confused, have they been working on the landslide? I'm really hoping to go up to the observatory this summer

[@tomhenry897]

Why not on the news

[@Preciousmiller1]

Hopefully everyone is ok🙏🙏🙏🙏 love from united state.🙏🙏🙏

[@charlesmiller1446]

Good video but your audio quality sucks. Check your spectrum.

[@boba2783]

What happened to your voice? Did your tongue have a landslide?

[@DrMatey215]

Pretty cool

[@davedavedave52]

Have you ever seen any studies on the total amount of vapor/gases that is released by volcanic activity

[@justinclark9258]

I'm curious what the daily/weekly/monthly running average is over the years for actively erupting volcanos.

[@user-pf5xq3lq8i]

You can easily find it.

[@justinclark9258]

But I don't want to find it. I want an entertaining video with graphics.

[@JS-jh4cy]

Maybe now enough lava to till in the low spot to get another road built

[@not-fishing4730]

So what is the Carbon Footprint of this Volcano Greta?????

[@tonycamargo9037]

Mexico City Lookout

[@robertbihn3005]

didn't know earth was so volcano active !

[@pukulu]

wow, Popocateptl is a big one. We don't know how serious the eruption is quite yet.

[@DoreenBellDotan]

I noticed that most "scientific" videos do not know how to isolate data that they wish to discuss or examine. They always bring in history and everything tangential and that makes what they are trying to focus on blurry.

[@annatheinnotz4901]

All this volcacnic activity and mysterious wildfires in remote areas of Canada......in May........

[@RandallLeighton]

Thanks for another interesting very video. BTW, BTW, the "tl" at then end of words is pronounced like a soft K. You can thank the Spanish conquistadors for that. I don't know what they were thinking.

[@rhuephus]

they were concentrating on murdering all the native inhabitants - either by weapons or STDs

[@LuisAldamiz]

Is it? I always pronounce it as written, even if -tl at the end of words is unusual in Spanish. I may insert a short "e" between the t and the l but even that is unusual.

[@LuisAldamiz]

@David Meza - I do all the time.

[@mikeorclem]

Geology rocks, but geography’s where it’s at.

[@christinearmington]

🤦‍♀️😆👍

[@EatsLikeADuck]

That joke will never get old.

[@franklinblunt69]

Does that active count include seafloor volcanism? I realize seamounts are prolly considered, Hawaii et al, but those with subsurface activity.

[@Dragrath1]

Likely less than you might think thus far only about 20% of the sea floor has been mapped with the level of resolution needed to identify typical volcanic features aside from massive calderas and huge shield volcanoes etc. so yeah odds are that most undersea volcanoes have not yet been identified unless they were along an area mapped in higher resolution. Of course a important caveat to note is that given that such surveys have been performed preferentially at interesting locations such as near coastlines or major mid ocean ridges etc. there likely could have some relative overrepresentation in volcano to land area ratio. Still the sheer percentage of Earth's seafloor which hasn't been mapped at that level of resolution is most likely high as new surveys are still leading to sharp increases in the number of known seamounts and submarine volcanoes meaning that we are far from exhausting the "low hanging fruit" in seafloor mapping. Yes its kind of sad but we have mapped the surface of Mars to greater levels of detail than we have mapped Earth's seafloor. In terms of active volcanoes, new minor hotspots and their seamounts and even minor spreading centers are still being discovered, even arc volcanoes are poorly documented the recent survey looking at the aftermath of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai eruption discovered a number of previously unknown submarine volcanic complexes with calderas and seamounts etc. So yeah most of the ocean is still at the "here be dragons" level of mapping its just we thanks to the Copernican principal no longer default to the fantastical.

[@doogboy]

WOW!

[@JohnJohansen2]

1:28 Product Placement? 😎