UNAM experts clarified the mystery of steam and underground heat in El Salitre, Michoacán. After registering the citizen's fear of the alleged birth of a volcano, scientists confirmed that these are surface hydrothermal manifestations that have generated 11 mud pits with temperatures up to 86°C. Dr. Ruth Villanueva, of the Institute of Geophysics, explained that the phenomenon is due to the circulation of hot fluids in the subsoil. This happens …
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The mysterious phenomenon that surprised inhabitants of Ixtlán de los Hervores, Michoacán, is not a volcano or a geyser as many imagined on social networks
UNAM experts clarified the mystery of steam and underground heat in El Salitre, Michoacán. After registering the citizen's fear of the alleged birth of a volcano, scientists confirmed that these are surface hydrothermal manifestations that have generated 11 mud pits with temperatures up to 86°C. Dr. Ruth Villanueva, of the Institute of Geophysics, explained that the phenomenon is due to the circulation of hot fluids in the subsoil. This happens …