#Pacaya Volcano Eruption in #Guatemala with dense ash clouds. March 2021.
The volcano continues to produce a dense, dark eruption columns caused by regular intervals of sharp peaks of volcanic tremor indicating typical sign of magma pushing its way towards the surface.
Short lava-fountaining episodes generated large ash content to an altitude of 12,000 ft-13,000 ft (3,700 m-4,000 m) extending about 30 km to the southwest of the volcano.
Ejected lava bombs reached distance as far as 500 m away from the crater a caused incandescent avalanches on the southern flank with length of 1,300 m.
The lava flow, branched off into two main arms, on the south-southwestern flank remains active, currently about 1,500 m long.
In Guatemala, residents of several cities are preparing for an emergency evacuation, since the Pacaya volcano woke up. One of the most active on the planet, it emits a kilometer-high column of black smoke. Ashes settle on the streets of cities.
Pakaya is one of the most popular places for extreme climbers. But now the entrance to the national park where the mountain is located is closed for tourists. Residents of Guatemala were also warned that the volcanic eruption could be accompanied by a powerful earthquake.
