World's most dangerous volcano erupts in Mexico

The world's most dangerous volcano has erupted 40 kilometres from Mexico City, sending plumes of ash and water vapour into the sky. Report by Lindsay Brown.

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[EkBalam]

México is awesome! and Popocatepetl is the most amazing active volcano in the Americas

[eagleyeize]

yellowstone Is a caldera. the largest in north america. and YES IT IS ACTIVE all the time. geysers, ground rising and dropping. so yes its active.

[Myuzishin]

Anybody who's ever been to school (or Hawaii) knows that volcanic ash creates some of the most fertile soil for farming there is. People go to where the food is. Ya rolls the dice, ya takes yer chances.

[unterredetu]

@gcr100 el volcano esta mas cerca de la ciudad de puebla

[EkBalam]

Popocatepetl is the Most fascinating Volcano!

[clossonchris]

It is. But apparently whoever put this together doesn't believe it to be "active". "The World's Most ACTIVE Volcano." @0:09

[vliegendehollander]

Its not the world most dangerous volcano. Probably Yellow Stone park is and the still building pressure up Krakatau in Indonesia.

[nucsol]

That's Krakatoa 1883 eruption and if that happened? Mexico City would be knee deep in ash, hot gas and a pyroclastic flow for 40k in every direction. Bad ride, good luck Mexico hope she goes back to sleep soon.

[omarxd]

Este volcán es muy peligroso para todos.

[Maxamus]

I think people need to take this seriously and leave if they possibly can. With all the ramped earth phenomenon we are experiencing it's not wise to play this off. I hope this thing does not blow it's Yet anyway.

[BetterBeHD]

You should change the title to ´´World's most active volcano erupts in Mexico´´ unless you just want it for the views...

[Telcontar]

The most dangerous volcano in the world the one your standing on top when it erupts!

[tanama]

sits 40 miles to the east of Popocatepetl, the second tallest volcano in North America. Puebla, a town of 2 million, lies 30 miles to the west. A major eruption, scientists say, could choke the skies with ash and send massive mudslides into the crowded valleys below. The result could prove catastrophic. By John Roach
msnbc.com contributor

[ShortyDebs]

ITN News, Im sure you could have found someone who could pronounce the name properly, or at least not butcher it as badly. Being from mexico it wasnt until you said "Mexico" that I figured out what volcano you were talking about.

[vn]

WELL its April 20 and ITS 2012, no surprised there!

[MrMedicalVox]

why would we give a shit about nothing?

[whoanora]

He's doing his own smoking of another kind.

[jackieg]

How the fuck did I get here from dance moms...?! 0.o

[Bruceymac]

Isn't Yellow Stone the worlds most dangerous volcano?

[nucsol]

Seems to be venting well and no real violent earthquakes. I think it's one of the world's most dangerous because of its potential to be another Krackatowa?