21 from the volcano in the Andean mountain range, just 45 kilometers southeast of Quito, so a full eruption is expected anytime soon. The Cotopaxi is one of the most active volcanoes in Ecuador.

Cotopaxi is one of the world's highest active volcanoes and is popular with tourists. Its last eruption took place in 1940, according to the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program.

Some studies have also found links between the cold Norwegian summer of 1877 and the eruption of Cotopaxi in Ecuador. But researchers say “there is no other evidence” to link the volcanic ...

The cooling may be linked to major volcanic eruptions: Mount Pelée on Martinique in 1902 and Cotopaxi in Ecuador in 1877. These eruptions likely cast a volcanic winter over the northern ...

such as cooling after large volcanic eruptions. 1902’s cold June could be related to the eruption of Mount Pelée in May. Similarly, the late June eruption of Cotopaxi aligns with 1877’s cold ...