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SAN MARCOS, Mexico The Volcano of Fire has rumbled back to life with its strongest eruptions in 20 years, spewing lava and ash clouds that had some residents who remained in their homes Wednesday casting nervous glances at the peak.
The volcano, which straddles the line between Colima and Jalisco states 430 miles west of Mexico City, has had six spectacular eruptions in the past three weeks.
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The volcano, which straddles the line between Colima and Jalisco states 430 miles west of Mexico City, has had six spectacular eruptions in the past three weeks.
The largest, late Monday, shot glowing lava three miles above the crater of the 12,533-foot volcano and showered ash over the nearby city of Colima.
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MEXICO CITY - A volcano in western Mexico erupted, spewing burning rock and raining ash on nearby villages, authorities said.
The Sunday eruption at the 12,533-foot Colima volcano, located 430 miles northwest of Mexico City, sent a massive column of black ash into the clouds above.
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The Volcano of Fire in western Mexico blasted ash and gas three miles high Friday, with an explosion that was heard in villages 10 miles from the crater, local officials said. No injuries were reported.
Ash from the 10:46 a.m. eruption fell on towns to the northwest, the Jalisco state civil defense agency said, and emergency workers there were distributing hospital-type masks for protection.
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Outside, the snow falls, and it's too cold to walk in the woods, so my mind wanders to places I've been and places I hope to someday visit. I pull out the most recent addition to my library: "Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die" by Chris Santella (2007, Stewart, Tambori, and Chang).
Santella interviewed 50 well-traveled birders, including tour leaders, artists, ornithologists and writers, to come up with 50 "must-bird" locations. It's hardly the ultimate list of "birdie" destinations; 24 are in the United States. But it's a great starting point for ornithological dreamers.
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MEXICO CITY - An explosion shook a volcano in western Mexico, sending a plume of ash and smoke 3 miles into the air and scattering hot rocks on its slopes.
It was the largest eruption in at least 15 years at Mexico's most active volcano, said Carmen Segura Rangel, coordinator of civil defense for Mexico's Interior Department.
...The peak, part of the Colima Volcano complex, is considered one of the most vio...
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