Copahue volcano

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Reports from Chile have highlighted that the seismic activity in the area of the Copahue volcano has levelled up, thus causing Copahue volcano to reach the highest alert level possible. An ash cloud nearly a mile high has billowed from the volcano. More gas than normal has been detected coming from the volcano. The black, ash-filled gas has soared as 1.5 kilometers above Copahue and extended 13 kilometers out from it, toward the southeast. The seismic activity suggested a minor eruption, but the agency decided to raise the alert level because it could not rule out a major eruption. It also warned about potentially dangerous mudslides within a 15- kilometer radius of the crater. Yet, the red alert has raised much panic but authorities have not ordered any evacuation! It is essential to note that officials issued a yellow and orange alert at first. Further reports have shown that the 2,965-metre volcano straddles the two countries' border ¿ Chile and Argentina and leans mostly towards the Argentine side...