News is percolating among international travelers about what’s called the Novel Coronavirus, a new and deadly disease that can cause severe respiratory illness and fever. The number of people infected since it was spotted last year is very low so far – 34 people from April 2012 to May 2013 …

Mexican authorities have issued a Yellow Phase 3 alert, the third level of seven, for Mt. Popocatepetl, near Mexico City. Shelters have been prepared for 11,000 people should they be needed though this is unexpected. This is one of the most active volcanoes, spewing ash almost daily. Presently there is …