Guatemala 'Volcano of Fire' spews lava and ash 7km into skies after furious eruption

RT
Tue, 05 Jan 2016 04:42 UTC

Fuego Volcano has again put on an incredible display of fire and smoke as it continued to light up the skies over Guatemala. Here is its most recent eruption, when lava and ash shot 7 kilometers (4 miles) into the air.

The truly dramatic volcanic activity took place on Sunday night.

Located some 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the capital, Guatemala City, the mountain, which literally means the Volcano of Fire in Spanish, has been occasionally erupting across 2015. It has been especially active for at least a month now.

#Fuego volcano is having it's first effusive eruption of the year. Here seen on today's #Landsat 7 image pic.twitter.com/OX051oRADz

— Rudiger Escobar Wolf (@rudigerescobar) January 3, 2016

No evacuation was declared, but locals had been warned to be watchful and stay away. Guatemala's Volcanological Institute warned flights to avoid any contacts with the ash cloud.

Increase in activity, strombolian explosions,reported at Guatemala's Fuego volcano https://t.co/3CGP2uhwLu pic.twitter.com/V71qIwQ8j9

— TradCatKnight (@TradCatKnight) January 1, 2016

In February 2015, Fuego Volcano's eruption forced evacuation of nearly 100 residents and brief cancellation of several flights as Guatemala's main airport.

Comment: According to Volcano Discovery, 39 volcanoes around the world have recently erupted, and 32 of them are associated with the Ring of Fire, where seismic activity appears to be dramatically increasing amid a progression of recent disasters.

See also: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - November 2015: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs