El Popo Volcano Sends Ashcloud Rising Over Mexico

Popocatépetl, Mexico’s most active volcano, has been spewing hot ash and gas into the atmosphere this week, prompting temporary closures of the airport at Puebla because of ashfall and a seven-mile exclusion zone around the mountain. This footage shows the mountain’s blast early Tuesday evening, March 29, when the ashcloud reached almost 3 miles high. Credit: YouTube/webcamsdemexico