Mexico’s Popocatépetl is throwing ash over the valley again as Guatemala’s Fuego erupts the same day — two of the Americas’ most active volcanoes firing at once

Published on: Friday 22 May 2026

Popocatépetl, the 5,426-meter stratovolcano that looms over the eastern edge of the Valley of Mexico, sent columns of ash drifting across the highlands in early May 2026, triggering aviation warnings and reviving familiar anxieties for the roughly 25 million people who live within sight of its crater. On the same day, Guatemala’s Volcán de Fuego, […]

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Mexico’s Popocatépetl is throwing ash over the valley again as Guatemala’s Fuego erupts the same day — two of the Americas’ most active volcanoes firing at once