德科帕韦火山喷发在即

时间：2012-12-24 08:26:00

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Chile has raised the alert level for the Copahue volcano to red, the highest possible.

智利政府将德科帕韦火山的境界程度提升至红色——最大可能性。

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The lakes, mountains and thermal spas in the area are popular with tourists from around the world

The 3,000m volcano is in Argentina's south-western Neuquen province, near the Chilean border. It began spewing ash and gas on Saturday morning.

In Argentina, the authorities have told residents of local villages to monitor the situation.

Many people have already left the area as a precaution.

Ash has been raining down on both sides of the border.

The Chilean authorities raised the alert - first issued on Saturday - to the highest level in Biobio region after the Copahue volcano increased seismic² activity overnight.

Roads were being cleared for possible evacuation.

The plume³ of smoke is about 1,500m (5,000ft) high and the wind is pushing it away from Argentina, said Chile's emergency office (Onemi).

Planes flying over the southern Andes have also been warned to avoid the area.

Hundreds of flights were cancelled last year due to the eruption⁴ of Puyehue volcano, in Chile.

That eruption caused huge economic damage not only to property in the area but also to tourism in Bariloche and other resorts.

The Copahue eruption comes at the height of the tourism season.

Visitors from all over the world go to the area in the summer months to enjoy the mountains, lakes and also the Copahue and Caviahue thermal spas.

Copahue in the indigenous⁵（本土的） Mapuche language means "sulphur waters".

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1 thermal
adj.热的，由热造成的；保暖的
参考例句：
They will build another thermal power station.他们要另外建一座热能发电站。 Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

2 seismic
a.地震的，地震强度的
参考例句：
Earthquakes produce two types of seismic waves.地震产生两种地震波。 The latest seismic activity was also felt in northern Kenya.肯尼亚北部也感觉到了最近的地震活动。

3 plume
n.羽毛；v.整理羽毛，骚首弄姿，用羽毛装饰
参考例句：
Her hat was adorned with a plume.她帽子上饰着羽毛。 He does not plume himself on these achievements.他并不因这些成就而自夸。

4 eruption
n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作
参考例句：
The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。 The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。

5 indigenous
adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的
参考例句：
Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。 Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。