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On Monday
an eruption with a duration of 5
minutes was recorded at Poás
volcano, with a column that rose to
1,000 meters above the crater.
/ Geiner Ramirez courtesy
photo.
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-Published:
Tuesday, October 1, 2019-
Access
to Poás Volcano will continue to
be closed today
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The National Emergency Commission
announced that access to the Poás Volcano
National Park* will remain
closed today and until further
notice.
According to the Commission,
observations made by specialists
on Monday showed that the seismic
signal associated with the
movement of fluids in the internal
conduits of the volcano remains
high.
"Given this activity and intending
to protect the lives of both park
officials and visitors, the
Commission and the Volcanology
Technical Advisory Committee
recommend that the Poás Volcano
National Park administration be
closed on Tuesday," said the
Commission in its statement. "The
probability of the occurrence of
eruptions remain high."
The Commission maintains constant
communication with scientists, who
are actively monitoring the Poás
volcano.
According to the National Volcano
Observatory, at 5:40 a.m. Monday
an eruption with a duration of 5
minutes was recorded at Poás
volcano, with a column that rose
to 1,000 meters above the crater
and 3,708 meters above sea level.
According to specialists, falling
ash and the smell of sulfur were
reported in the villages of Sarchí
and Grecia."
Tuesday authorities are expected
to inform the public when access
to the volcano will reopen so
people who bought tickets in
advance can claim them.
Last week, as A.M. Costa Rica
reported, authorities reopen Poás
Volcano access to visitors, after on
Sept 22nd, a continuous steam column
rose to 1,000 meters (3,200 feet)
above the height of the crater and
3,708 meters (12,165 feet) above sea
level.
Due to the steam eruption, the
National Emergency Commission ordered
the closure of the entrance to the
volcano.
On September 19th, park rangers
reported an increase in the intensity
of acid rain.
According to volcanologists, the gases
emanating from the volcano, mainly
sulfuric acid, when combined with rain
or cloudiness, produces rain that may
cause skin irritation.
On June 18th, was registered an
eruption that lasted approximately six
minutes. However, the height reached
by the gas column could not be
calculated due to cloudy conditions at
the site.
In their report, specialists
registered an increase in seismic
activity. "In the past week, several
volcano-tectonic earthquakes of low
amplitude and magnitude less than 2.0
have been registered. This is
happening under the crater suggesting
fracturing of rock under the Poás
crater,” said the specialists.
People in the area reported to the
National Emergency Commission that
several loud noises were heard and
then an erupting column ascending from
the crater of Poás was seen, followed
by ash fall in the towns of Cajón, San
Luis, Los Ángeles, San Miguel, San
Isidro, San Roque," said the
Commission in its report.
In February, a series of eruptions
were reported. And after 24 hours of
observation, there was a decrease in
seismicity and volcanic gases, carbon
dioxide, and sulfur dioxide.
Volcano access was reopened in
September 2018 after being closed for
16 months.
According to the Tourism Institute,
the country has more than 200
volcanoes formations identified,
dating back more than 65 million
years. More than 100 of which show
signs of active volcanic activity.
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before or after an eruption? We would like to
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