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Poás Volcano has erupted in Costa Rica

  • Writer: Kyle Sooley-Brookings
    Kyle Sooley-Brookings
  • Oct 4, 2019
  • 1 min read

The Poás Volcano has erupted in Costa Rica on September 30.


The volcano sent ash, with a 2 kilometer column, high into the air.


Officials were forced to close a popular park near San Jose.


There are fears it may erupt again.


Back on February 11, 2019 there was an eruption that began at 1:50 a.m. Monday and sent a column of ash 200 meters above the crater.


The Poás Volcano, is an active 2,708-metre stratovolcano in central Costa Rica and is located within Poas Volcano National Park. It has erupted 40 times since 1828.

 
 
 

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