Mexico's El Popo Volcano Explodes in Darkness

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Popocatépetl, Mexico’s most active volcano, has been spewing hot ash and gas into the atmosphere this week, prompting temporary closures of the airport at Puebla because of ashfall and a seven-mile exclusion zone around the mountain. This footage shows the mountain’s blast early Wednesday morning, March 30, before sunrise. Credit: YouTube/webcamsdemexico