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At about 6:00 am on the Monday after the May Day holiday weekend, an eruption at the Turrialba volcano was detected by scientists from the Observatory on Volcanology and Seismology of Costa Rica (Spanish acronym: OVSICORI). This latest geologic event is being described as a strong exhalation of gas, vapor and volcanic ash.
According to a news report filed by Joselyne Ugarte of online news daily CRHoy.com, the Monday eruption intensified the plume that has adorned the crater over the last few weeks. Comments by geochemistry expert Maria Martinez of the OVSICORI indicate that the gasification and exhalation process at the Turrialba will probably continue despite decreased seismicity in the area.
A more impressive eruption took place on Friday morning, when park rangers and law enforcement officers in the area witnessed incandescent material being expelled over a period of four minutes. That eruption, which reached heights of 500 meters, sent the rangers and police officer scrambling for cover, particularly since they also felt vibratory motion underfoot. Indeed, the seismographs at the OVSICORI detected higher seismicity on Friday morning.
The Turrialba colossus, located in the province of Cartago, is currently the most active volcano in Costa Rica. Significant activity has been recorded since October 2014, and it has caused airport closures, flight cancellations, agricultural disruption, and temporary suspensions of school classes in the rural communities located in the skirts of this magnificent fissure of the Earth’s crust.
Officials from the National Commission on Emergencies are concerned that the seemingly lower levels of activity at the Turrialba have attracted more tourists, who are at danger of being at Nature’s whim should a more powerful, and potentially devastating eruption take place.
Park rangers and police officers are doing all they can to enforce the restrictions on entering the national park; nonetheless, some careless visitors are slipping past the barriers by skipping the rural roads and heading into the forest in search of foot trails that would lead them closer to the crater.
Courtesy of news.co.cr
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