Costa Rican VOlcano Poas Eruption

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Eruption Update for February 28, 2014: Poás,

The opening salvo of the eruption at Poas in Costa Rica, captured on the crater webcam. Image: OVSICORI webcam capture.

The opening salvo of the eruption at Poás in Costa Rica, captured on the crater webcam. Image: OVSICORI webcam capture.

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Earlier this week, Poás in Costa Rica had a small eruption likely related to water flashing to steam in the heating crater lake area. This eruption ended up being the largest so far in 2014, but these types of explosion are fairly common at the Costa Rican volcano. That being said, María Martínez Cruz (OVSICORI) said that the size of this eruption, with a plume that reached 300-meters, is not too common at Poás. This could suggest that more heat is being fed into the upper reaches of the volcano. The webcam at Poás captured the eruption as it occurred, spreading ash mainly within the crater area. If check out the webcam at night, you can see some intense incandesce that betrays the magma just beneath the surface at the volcano. Not surprisingly, the volcano is off-limits to tourists.

from:    http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/02/eruption-update-february-28-2014/#more-561421