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Natural Hazards in Relation to Present Stratovolcano Deglaciation: Popocatepetl and Citlaltepetl, Mexico

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Geomorphological Hazards in High Mountain Areas

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Popocatepetl (5,450m) is located in the center of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (19°03′N, 98°35′W), and Citlaltepetl or Pico de Orizaba (5,700m) is located on the eastern edge of the Belt (19°01′N, 97°16′W) (Fig.1). They are the two highest strato-volcanoes in Mexico and the only ones that are active and have glaciers on their slopes. These characteristics make them a high risk area for lahar formation and other geomorphologie processes, so it is very important that the glaciers be monitored.

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Palacios, D. (1998). Natural Hazards in Relation to Present Stratovolcano Deglaciation: Popocatepetl and Citlaltepetl, Mexico. In: Kalvoda, J., Rosenfeld, C.L. (eds) Geomorphological Hazards in High Mountain Areas. The GeoJournal Library, vol 46. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5228-0_11

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