SIGN UP FOR OUR By Wendy Anders
A view of Turrialba Volcano’s craters by scientist Javier Francisco Pacheco, courtesy of Ovsicori-UNA.
After a 5-day period of calm, Cartago’s Turrialba Volcano rumbled back into action yesterday, said scientists at the National University’s Seismology and Volcanology Research Institute (Ovsicori-UNA).
This most recent “passive phase” started at 7:00 a.m. yesterday with eruptions of ash, gases and aerosols, reported the volcano monitors.
The tremor registered by volcanologists increased in intensity throughout the morning, and at 11:30 a.m., a 500-meter column of ash and gases was recorded, said Ovsicori on their official Facebook page.
The intensity has remained constant since 11:30 a.m., reported Ovsicori yesterday evening.
Although ash emissions are weak, ash is expected to fall overnight due to the presence of a constant westerly wind, said Ovsicori.
Winds were blowing west-southwest in the morning, directly west at midday, and northwest during the afternoon, so ashfall will likely be most felt in various parts of the Central Valley and the Braulio Carrillo National Park, said Ovsicori.
Areas expected to experience the most ash include downtown San Jose, Tibás, Guadalupe, Coronado, Montes de Oca, San Francisco de Dos Ríos, Cartago, and Tres Rios.
People in various parts of San José including Tibás, Guadalupe, Curridabat, Coronado, and Alajuelita reported the presence of sulfur odors yesterday.
