More activity seen at the Colima Volcano Watch out for falling rocks, particularly if they're hot, warns Civil Protection

More activity seen at the Colima Volcano

Watch out for falling rocks, particularly if they're hot, warns Civil Protection

Mexico News Daily | Thursday, September 24, 2015

The Colima Volcano continues to be active, sending a 1,500-meter column of smoke skyward at 7:08 this morning.

The ash expelled by the volcano consists of material less than two millimeters in diameter and moves with the wind. But rock projectiles from the Volcano of Fire, as it is also known, are a different matter.Civil Protection’s national coordinator, Luis Felipe Puente Espinosa, reported the eruption on his Twitter account, advising that the smoke, with a low ash content, was moving southwest.

They can be up to 50 millimeters in diameter and are sent shooting out of the crater at high speed, before falling to the ground. This volcanic material can cause damage and injuries in populated areas, particularly if they are hot, which can result in fires.

The falling pieces of rock can be a danger within a five-kilometer radius of the volcano.

Puente Espinosa issued a call to residents near the volcano to stay informed about the volcano’s activity.

It has been active since early July, when ash falls were severe enough to require the evacuation of 700 people from nearby communities. The volcano straddles the border between Colima and Jalisco.

Source: Milenio (sp)

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The Monarch Butterflies in Mexico by Mexperience Staff Published on September 16, 2015

Published on September 16, 2015

The Monarch Butterflies in Mexico

by Mexperience Staff

From November to March each year, you can experience one of the most spectacular natural phenomena in the forested mountains west of Mexico City: Monarch butterflies over-wintering in Mexico.

The very special Methuselah generations of butterflies migrate each year, leaving the colder northern climes of the U.S. and Canada to take winter refuge and breed in Mexico.

These migrating Monarch butterflies travel in colonies of about 20 million insects and will travel between 80-120 nautical miles per day, depending on the wind and other weather conditions. The butterflies take advantage of ascending warm-air currents, gliding in the thrust they provide, needing only to flap their wings when the air current diminishes a little or when they change their flight path. This technique uses their energy efficiently, and physically enables them to undertake the long journey.

By mid-November each year, the Monarch butterflies begin their arrival in Mexico. They settle in the Oyamel fir tree forests which are situated in the eastern perimeter of the Mexican state of Michoacán, also bordering the state of Mexico, in the forested mountains west of Mexico City. Once here, the butterflies cluster on the tree trunks and remain in the region for the winter. As the sun heats the day, some of the butterflies will flutter in the forests and return to the tree trunks when the air cools in the evening.

The butterflies usually start arriving in late September or in October, and between November and March each year, it’s possible to visit one of the sanctuaries open to visitors and witness these remarkable insects in their natural habitat. The height of viewing season is between late February and mid-March.

The Mexican government has set up a number of protected sanctuaries within a biosphere reserve to ensure that the important habitats required by the Monarch Butterflies are protected and preserved, while still allowing visitors to witness these remarkable insects and enjoy some of Mexico’s most breath-taking landscapes.

You can learn more about these butterflies, their migration, their breeding cycle, and their journey back north on our detailed travel guide to Monarch Butterflies in Mexico.

Travel notice updated for chikungunya virus Centers for Disease Control offers advice as virus spreads

Travel notice updated for chikungunya virus

Centers for Disease Control offers advice as virus spreads

Mexico News Daily | Monday, September 28, 2015

With the number of confirmed cases of the mosquito-spread virus chikungunya having risen to more than 7,000, a travel notice for Mexico has been updated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Those groups include people who suffer from arthritis or serious underlying medical conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease or diabetes, those over 65, women in advanced pregnancy, long-term travelers and people who might find it hard to avoid mosquitoes because will spend a lot of time outdoors or staying in places without window screens or air conditioning.The CDC has identified several groups as high risk because they may be more likely to contract the disease or experience severe symptoms.

As Mexican health authorities have said, the only way to prevent chikungunya is to prevent mosquito bites by covering exposed skin and using a repellent, and by sleeping with a mosquito net or in rooms equipped with air conditioning or window screens.

Chikungunya can only be spread by mosquitoes. Symptoms can include fever and joint pain, headache, muscle pain, joint swelling or a rash.

Outbreak News Today reports that 467 imported chikungunya cases have been reported in the U.S. this year, but no local transmission of the virus by mosquitoes. It also said there have been more than 162,000 cases in Central America this year.

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Hurricane warning for Guerrero, Michoacán The Category 1 hurricane was 125 km south-southwest of Zihuatanejo this afternoon

Hurricane warning for Guerrero, Michoacán

The Category 1 hurricane was 125 km south-southwest of Zihuatanejo this afternoon

Mexico News Daily | Monday, September 28, 2015

A hurricane warning has been issued for the Pacific coast of Mexico from Tecpán de Galeana, Guerrero, to Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, as Marty has been upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane from a tropical storm.

Tecpán de Galeana is located on the central coast of Guerrero, about 140 kilometers southeast of Zihuatanejo.The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported at 4:00pm CDT that the storm was 125 kilometers south-southwest of Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, and 235 kilometers west of Acapulco, moving northeast at 9 km/h.

A decrease in speed and a turn to the north is expected, but a small deviation to the right of its forecast track could mean the center of the hurricane makes landfall, said the NHC.

Sustained winds were nearly 130 km/h, but the hurricane is expected to begin weakening tomorrow.

Mexican weather authorities have issued a tropical storm warning for Acapulco to east of Tecpán de Galeana and a tropical storm watch for west of Lázaro Cárdenas to Punta San Telmo.

Hurricane conditions are expected within the hurricane warning area by early tomorrow.

Mexico’s National Meteorological Service forecasts intense and at times torrential rainfall in the coastal and sierra regions of Guerrero and eastern Michoacán, and intense rainfall in western areas of Oaxaca.

Waves up to four meters high are forecast for the coasts of Guerrero and Michoacán, and up to three meters in Oaxaca.

The NHC also forecast a dangerous storm surge accompanied by large and destructive waves that could cause significant flooding.

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UPDATE September 29:

Marty was downgraded earlier today to a tropical storm but not before it left some damage in its wake in Guerrero. A state of emergency was declared early this morning in 19 municipalities in which an estimated 1.8 million people have been adversely affected by heavy rainfall.

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