In this piece by the Houston Chronicle, a volcanic mountain in Mexico, dubbed "Popo" for short, is apparently starting to churn under the ground, and is alerting many scientists and government officials.
While I hope this won't be a big problem, it definitely is a big nerve-racking.
Apparently there are around 25 million people that live close enough to the volcano to be affected should it erupt, so government officials have started taking action by issuing some early evacuations to about 60,000 people in the path of possible lava flows. Many of the locals are "shrugging it off", as the article says, as most of the people that live close by are actually primarily indigenous, so they believe that the volcano is the spirit of a heart-broken man from ancient times, and that if he chooses to release his anger on them, then it is their time to go. While the locals might not be too worried, U.S. geologists and Mexican officials and police are noting that volcanoes are just far too unpredictable not to prepare for the worst.
I, personally, don't know anyone that lives in Mexico, but my girlfriend's step-father is down there visiting family. I'm not sure how close they might be to the volcano, but I sure hope nothing bad happens, to them, or anyone down there for that matter.
I'll cross my fingers for you, Mexico...
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