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Report on Pacaya (Guatemala) March 2021
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Managing Editor: Edward Venzke. Edited by A. Elizabeth Crafford.
Pacaya (Guatemala)
Please cite this report as:
Global Volcanism Program, 2021. Report on Pacaya (Guatemala) (Crafford, A.E., and Venzke, E., eds.).
Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, 46:3. Smithsonian Institution.
Pacaya
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Extensive lava flows, bomb-laden Strombolian explosions, and ash plumes emerging from Mackenney crater have characterized the persistent activity at Pacaya since 1961. The latest eruptive episode began with intermittent ash plumes and incandescence in June 2015; the growth of a new pyroclastic cone inside the summit crater was confirmed later that year. The cone has continued to grow, producing frequent loud Strombolian explosions rising above the crater rim and ongoing ash emissions. In addition, fissures on the flanks of the summit crater have been the source of an increasing number of lava