US EditionThe Puracé Volcano, in Cauca, Goes to Orange Alert Due to Increased Seismic Activity
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The Colombian Geological Service reported this Saturday that the alert on the Puracé volcano, in the Los Coconucos chain of the Andes mountain range, reached orange. Forty years after an eruption in the snowy volcano of Ruiz, some 320 kilometers further north, resulted in 25,000 deaths, the volcano records “significant changes in its dynamics”, which indicate an increase in the probability of an eruption, with no indication that it is imminent. …
The Puracé volcano, in Cauca, entered the enlistment phase after an increase in seismic activity and ash emissions.
The Colombian Geologic Service (SGC) raised on this amarolo Saturday to launch the warning for the Puracé volcano, facing a greater likelihood that it will enter into extinction and affect indigenous and peasant communities around it. Puracé, near the Pipaán (south) location, is higher than 4,600 metres high. It is one of the most active and monitored volcanoes in Colombia and registered a significant magnitude eruption in March 1977. The SGC po…
The Extraordinary Disaster Management Committee has requested the first preventative evacuations following the orange alert issued for the Puracé volcano, located in Cauca. Although there have been significant changes in the volcano's activity, while "this does not mean an eruption is imminent," the first warnings and evacuation orders have already been issued. This area is designated as Zone 1 due to the high threat level, resulting from increa…
The volcano Puracé, located in the volcanic chain of Los Coconucos (Cauca), went on to alert orange after registering a significant increase in its activity. This is confirmed this Saturday by President Gustavo Petro through his account in X: “Volcán Puracé passes to alert orange”. This change in the alert level is ... The post Volcán Puracé goes on alert orange after increased activity and drop of ash appeared first on ::Tolima Online::.
The National Government activated the inter-institutional response after the increase in the activity of the Puracé volcano, located in the department of Cauca, after the Colombian Geological Service raised the level of volcanic risk to orange alert. The decision was made due to the increase of earthquakes related to the movement of internal fluids, as well as the presence of gases and ash columns that have been recorded in recent days. Defense …
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