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During the current episode, which commenced in 1998, activity at Volcán de Colima has been characterised by daily Vulcanian events, several effusive phases and a number of larger dome destroying explosions. The upper edifice comprises of an intricate array of fractures and within this system, variations in the magma ascent rate, rheology and volatile-contents complete a complexity which controls the...