With an elevation of 4462 meters (14,639 feet), La Malinche volcano in central Mexico soars above the patchwork of cities Montane grasslands and shrubs dominate at the highest elevations the heart of La Malinche National Park and the coolest part of the eroded and alder forests covers the mountain’s middle slopes before transitioning into a tapestry of farmland and narrow stream valleys called barrancas On January 9, 2020, the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 acquired a natural-color image of part of the northwestern side of the mountain The image below offers a broader view of the whole mountain January 9, 2020JPEG Since the barrancas are dry much of the time maize farmers in the area do not rely on them for water and instead depend on rainfall barrancas play a key role in the rural communities on La Malinche they serve as channels for vehicle and foot traffic convenient areas to set up football (soccer) pitches and places to dredge for sand that can be used to make concrete or other building materials for which land tenure is often uncertain,” he wrote NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Adam Voiland View this area in EO Explorer The network of narrow stream valleys that flow off this towering volcano in central Mexico are sometimes used as roads—or convenient places to set up soccer pitches or sift for building materials An ash plume billows above one of Mexico’s most active volcanoes The towering Popocatépetl volcano was emitting a faint plume of steam and gas on January 4 Nestled in the northeast corner of New Mexico A garbage dump in greater Mexico City has become a toxic mountain of waste that is contaminating the subsoil and local rivers is in clear violation of federal environmental regulations according to a report published today in the newspaper El Universal cockroaches and rats and its toxic runoff is polluting rivers in the Rincón Verde area of Naucalpan El Universal reporters observed the arrival of hundreds of garbage trucks operated both by municipal governments and private companies Toxic waste is indiscriminately thrown on to a massive pile of trash that is as high as 50 meters in parts The landfill is operated by the company Bio Merik which was granted a 20-year concession in 2018 There are plans to extend the dump over 33 hectares of communal land Rincón Verde residents filed a complaint against the company but the public services director at the Naucalpan council denied that it is not complying with environmental regulations Carlos Trujillo Anell said that authorities will inspect the site to confirm that is the case Bio Merik told El Universal that an average of 1,100 tonnes of waste arrives at the dump every day but its landfill manager denied that toxic runoff is causing contamination “It’s rainwater because it rains a lot here,” Francisco Zúñiga said But residents dismissed that claim and outlined the route the toxic liquids take to a local river that supplies drinking water that line waterways are dying off amid the toxic runoff said one resident identified only as Claudia She added that the presence of toxic waste near people’s homes is causing health problems such as headaches and stomachaches Fetid odors reach neighborhoods more than three kilometers from the dump site and unusually large numbers of insects and rodents have invaded the surrounding area Source: El Universal (sp)  ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC