In 2002 the volcano shot more than 15 million cubic yards ... The recent eruptions hadn't been classic, spouting-out-the-top types, so-called Plinian eruptions, but rather fissure eruptions ...

life-threatening Plinian eruptions with little or no warning. Though volcanologists study all types of volcanoes, the latter kind is of greatest concern since it is capable of killing thousands of ...

Focus: Modelling the eruptive behaviour of Popocatépetl volcano to understand relationships between the timescales of pre-eruptive magmatic processes and the dynamics of Popocatépetl’s plumbing system ...

Related: Mexico's most dangerous active volcano erupts 13 times in 1 day Gas ... "What we witnessed during this event was a Plinian eruption," lead author Richard Henley, an honorary professor ...