Popocatepetl in Mexico erupts bigtime!

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I was checking one of the volcano livestreams on Youtube during my lunch hour and everyone was talking about Popocatepetl (fondly known as Popo.) It erupts often, but today it outdid itself. Usually it just sends up ash, but today it was fire fountaining up to 1500-1800 meters above the crater, and it kept going for over four hours. It was very impressive, but as far as I can determine, no injuries or problems other than a lot of ash happened in Mexico. Because it was happening at night, it was very dramatic! Watching it erupt real-time on the webcam, chatting with others about it, and seeing people from Mexico coming in to chat and talking about it, was very interesting, but not very conducive to getting work done! It was good to talk to the people from Mexico who were just a little bit worried but more excited. I think Mexico has a lot of knowledge and experience both in volcanoes and earthquakes. Here is the video of the livestream I was watching. If you are interested in volcanoes, this channel runs several live streams and you can drop in any time to see activity at a number of active volcanoes worldwide. What do you think of this dramatic eruption? (And do you know how to pronounce this volcano's name? I had to practice!)