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Mapa de Peligros del Volcán Popocatépetl

Popocatepetl Volcano Hazard Map

Popocatépetl, Mexico, Year unknown

Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana, Coordinación Nacional de Protección Civil (CNPC), & Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres (CENEPRED). Mapa de Peligros del Volcán Popocatépetl. Gobierno de México.



This map was produced by an official agency, but may not be the most recent, most complete, or main operational map. For the current operational hazard map, please consult the proper institutional authorities.


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Map Data

Map ID1462
Hazard Process(es)Access or danger zone; Ballistics; Debris avalanches; Lahars; Lava flows; PDCs; Surges; Tephra fall; Unstated or all hazards
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard level- and process-focused: Hazards are both combined by hazard level and separated by hazard process type on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleUser selectable
Publication FormatInteractive web-based map
Zonation Method(s)Derived/simplified from another map
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSeason or weather; Size, VEI, or intensity
Hazard Zone Label(s)Access (exclusion, danger, or safe zones); Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric; Hazard process name; Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
PurposeMultiple: intended for multiple purposes including general hazard awareness, planning, and crisis management
AudienceMultiple audiences (usually the public, civil authorities, and land-use planners)
Language(s)Spanish
Basemap(s)User selectable
Basemap overlay(s)Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeRed to Yellow
Volcanic Alert Level System
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