Q COSTARICA
The Poás volcano presented episodes of eruptions and incandescence in the early hours of this Monday morning. Experts of the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica (Ovsicori) informed through Facebook that this effect was recorded from 1:51 am.
The colossus keeps emanating ash and at this time the incandescence can still be seen through the security cameras of the Ovsicori, located in the vicinity of the crater.
Incandescence occurs when the material released by the volcano is capable of reaching temperatures of up to 700 degrees Celsius.
The Poás Volcano, (Spanish: Volcán Poás), located in the province of Alajuela (a stone’s through from San Jose International airport), is an active 2,708-metre (8,885 ft) stratovolcano. It has erupted 40 times since 1828, including April 2017 when visitors and
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