Activity of Copahue volcano at Orange Level

Source:Xinhua Published: 2014-3-21 15:57:34

Image taken on May 24, 2013, provided by Chile's National Service of Geology and Mining (SERNAGEOMIN) and Chile's National Emergency Office (ONEMI), shows Copahue volcano spewing ash in Biobio Region, Chile. The Copahue volcano with 3,000 meters high is located in the Andes mountain range. On Thursday the ONEMI decreed that the activity of the volcano is at Orange Level, which means that could erupt in a time not determined. Specifically the institution reported that the monitoring station installed in the area recorded an increase in volcanic activity beginning at 2:30 a.m. (Xinhua/SERNAGEOMIN/ONEMI)


 

Image taken on May 24, 2013, provided by Chile's National Service of Geology and Mining (SERNAGEOMIN) and Chile's National Emergency Office (ONEMI), shows Copahue volcano spewing ash in Biobio Region, Chile. The Copahue volcano with 3,000 meters high is located in the Andes mountain range. On Thursday the ONEMI decreed that the activity of the volcano is at Orange Level, which means that could erupt in a time not determined. Specifically the institution reported that the monitoring station installed in the area recorded an increase in volcanic activity beginning at 2:30 a.m. (Xinhua/SERNAGEOMIN/ONEMI)


 

Image taken on May 24, 2013, provided by Chile's National Service of Geology and Mining (SERNAGEOMIN) and Chile's National Emergency Office (ONEMI), shows Copahue volcano spewing ash in Biobio Region, Chile. The Copahue volcano with 3,000 meters high is located in the Andes mountain range. On Thursday the ONEMI decreed that the activity of the volcano is at Orange Level, which means that could erupt in a time not determined. Specifically the institution reported that the monitoring station installed in the area recorded an increase in volcanic activity beginning at 2:30 a.m. (Xinhua/SERNAGEOMIN/ONEMI)


 

Image taken on May 24, 2013, provided by Chile's National Service of Geology and Mining (SERNAGEOMIN) and Chile's National Emergency Office (ONEMI), shows Copahue volcano spewing ash in Biobio Region, Chile. The Copahue volcano with 3,000 meters high is located in the Andes mountain range. On Thursday the ONEMI decreed that the activity of the volcano is at Orange Level, which means that could erupt in a time not determined. Specifically the institution reported that the monitoring station installed in the area recorded an increase in volcanic activity beginning at 2:30 a.m. (Xinhua/SERNAGEOMIN/ONEMI)


 

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