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Mexico’s Popocatepetl Volcano
May 4, 2012 | MSNBC.com

An article on the MSNBC website explores the possible threats presented by activity at Mexico’s Popocatepetl Volcano. At the top of the list are lahars, speedy flows of water, mud, ash, rocks, plants and other debris that flow down the flanks of the volcano.


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