Colombia’s Nevado del Ruiz emits 2000 meter high steam cloud

April 30, 2012 – COLOMBIA – According to the latest bulletin issued by Ingeominas, Nevado de Ruiz unleashed a thick column of white steam white which reached 2000 meters high; there is a high concentration of sulfur smell and a slight decrease in the seismicity following the release.

A month after being declared an orange alert on the volcano Nevado del Ruiz by seismic activity, it remains high notes the newsletter sent by the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Manizales, which maintains constant monitoring the volcano.  –RCN Radio (translated)