Nevado del Huila
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| Nevado del Huila | |
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| Elevation | 5,365 metres (17,601 feet) |
| Location | Colombia |
| Range | Cordillera Central |
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| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 2007 |
Nevado del Huila is a volcano located in Huila Department, Colombia. It is the highest active volcano in Colombia. After being dormant for 500 years, the volcano showed heavy signs of activity in 2007. As of February 20, 2007 there have been more than 7000 "minor" seismic events, and a high state of alert is currently in place for the departments of Cauca, Huila, Caldas and Valle del Cauca[1]. An eruption in the coming days could result in a tragedy for the small villages around the volcano, mostly Paez, Cauca where their habitants still have in the memory the eruption of the volcano Nevado del Ruiz and the destruction of Armero.
Over the years, the amount of snow on the volcano has been decreasing due to global warming.
[edit] References
- ^ (Spanish) Reducción de actividad sísmica de Nevado del Huila aligera estado de emergencia en zonas cercanas, El Tiempo, February 20, 2007. Accessed February 20, 2007.
- Global Volcanism Program
- Nevado del Huila - generalidades, Reportes de actividad - INGEOMINAS
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