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Nature's fireworks: Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano erupts

Ash spews from Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano, about 35 miles from Mexico City, as seen from San Mateo Ozolco, in the central state of Puebla, on July 4, 2013. Four U.S. airlines temporarily suspended flights to and from Mexico City on Thursday after a volcano 50 miles from the capital spewed ash, a spokesman for the city's international airport said. Full story.
Image: Mexico's Popocateptl volcano erupts
Ash spew from Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano, some 55 km from Mexico City, as seen from San Mateo Ozolco, in the Mexican central state of Puebla, on July 4, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Pablo SpencerPablo Spencer/AFP/Getty ImagesPablo Spencer / AFP - Getty Images / AFP

Ash spews from Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano, about 35 miles from Mexico City, as seen from San Mateo Ozolco, in the central state of Puebla, on July 4, 2013. 

Four U.S. airlines temporarily suspended flights to and from Mexico City on Thursday after a volcano 50 miles from the capital spewed ash, a spokesman for the city's international airport said. Full story.