Scientists are closely monitoring the activity of the dangerous volcano and systematically fly to observe the situation in the crater. The latest study showed that the Popocatepetl crater was almost completely filled with volcanic materials, the volume of which, according to volcanologists, is at least 3 million cubic meters.
Energy is accumulated in the crater, which will end with the explosion of the dome and the release of the entire accumulated mass into the atmosphere from the crater, the diameter of which is 280 meters and its height exceeds 50 meters.
In the very near future, the dome of the volcano will be destroyed by an explosion, and in this regard, local residents were advised not to approach the volcano.
Popocatepetl is located in Mexico. It is the second highest mountain in Mexico after the peak of Orizaba and is 5426 m. Versus 5675 m. Near Orizaba. Around the volcano is concentrated a large group of states of Puebla (on the eastern side of the volcano), Tlaxcala from the northeast and in the northwest - the city of Mexico City, with a total population of more than 20 million people.