Thursday, April 23, 2015

Chile Volcano


In the duration of 24 hours, the Calbuco Volcano in Chile erupted twice with the second eruption larger than the first one.  Officials of the Ministry of Interior and Public Safety are concerned about there being a third eruption. In some places it is estimated that 23.5 inches of ash fell and there is a 12 mile exclusion zone surrounding the mountain. About 4,400 residents were evacuated. Calbuco is part of the Andes Mountain range and hasn't erupted since 1972, which was only a minor eruption. The last major eruption of this volcano was in 1962.
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Payne, Ed. "Chile's Calbuco Volcano Erupts For First Time in More Than 40 Years." CNN. Cable News Network, 23 Apr. 2015. Web. 23 Apr. 2015. <http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/23/americas/chile-volcano/index.html>.

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