The government agency based its report this Saturday on studies by the Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic School, according to which the monitoring parameters and the visual surveillance of the technicians indicate an end, but do not rule out reactivation in the future.
On October 21, 2022, an eruption period began at Cotopaxi, producing ash, water vapor and gas emissions that sometimes reached more than a thousand meters above the crater level and affected surrounding areas, including the south of the country’s capital Quito.
However, since the end of February 2023, the colossus’ internal and surface activity decreased, and emissions and the height of ash also decreased.
At this point, experts from the Geophysical Institute classify the volcano’s activity as low, showing an unchanged trend both on the surface and inside.
Therefore, the most likely scenario is that the current Cotopaxi eruption process continues in a gradual and gradual decline, although it is possible that sporadic gas and water vapor emissions may occur at low altitudes.
Cotopaxi, Ecuador’s second highest peak at 5,897 meters above sea level, is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world due to the frequency of its eruptions, its style of eruptions, and the number of populations potentially exposed to these threats.
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