Volcán Arenal Shows Off!
The volcán Arenal, one
of the most visited
tourist attraction, was
the centre of admiration
by tourists and placed
authorities on alert
with its eruption
yesterday.
The eruption began at
10:12am along the
west-southwest face of
the colossus and was of
short duration,
according to the
Observatorio
Vulcanológico and the
Sismológico de Costa
Rica (Ovsicori) y la Red
Sismológica Nacional (RSN).
The accumulation of lava
in the cone spiraled
down the volcano with
sits at 1.000 metres
above seal level.
Vulcanologist, Gerardo
Soto, explained that the
volcano continually
spews out lava, however,
a much of it remains in
the cone and forms
protuberances.
Yesterday, one of the
protuberances broke
free, explained Soto who
is stationed at the
Observatorio Sismológico
y Vulcanológico de
Arenal-Miravalles del
ICE, located in cerro
Chiripa, in Tilarán.
The Ovsicori and the RSN
informed that seismic
activity increased for
minutes while the
volcano spewed but then
returned to normal and
will be carrying out
flyovers of the volcano
to observe the quantity
of material that
descended and analyze
the possible
consequences. |
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