Photo captures rare 'smoke ring' from volcanic eruption in Guatemala [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

‘They’re really quite magical,’ says volcano expert Matthew Watson

Chantal da Silva
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3 days ago



Smoke rings, like this one seen coming from Guatemala’s Fuego volcano, are a relatively rare sighting

(Keith Blair)

A rare “smoke ring” has been captured blowing from Guatemala’s Fuego volcano, an active stratovolcano 15 km west of the city of Antigua.

Matthew Watson, a professor of volcanoes and climate at the University of Bristol, shared a photo of the sighting on Twitter as part of a virtual “field trip” he is conducting online after having a real-life trip to Guatemala cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“What a stunning looking volcano,” he wrote in a tweet. “Fuego doesn’t disappoint, with loud Strombolian explosions and, this time, a smoke ring too,” he said.

Speaking with The Independent on Monday, Prof Watson said one of his students, Keith Blair, had captured the photo during a field trip they took around this time last year.

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A rare “smoke ring” has been captured blowing from Guatemala’s Fuego volcano, an active stratovolcano 15 km west of the city of Antigua.

Matthew Watson, a professor of volcanoes and climate at the University of Bristol, shared a photo of the sighting on Twitter as part of a virtual “field trip” he is conducting online after having a real-life trip to Guatemala cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“What a stunning looking volcano,” he wrote in a tweet. “Fuego doesn’t disappoint, with loud Strombolian explosions and, this time, a smoke ring too,” he said.

Speaking with The Independent on Monday, Prof Watson said one of his students, Keith Blair, had captured the photo during a field trip they took around this time last year.

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/guatemala-volcano-fuego-smoke-rings-b1802419.html

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