Turrialba volcano (Costa Rica) activity update: degassing and incandescent spots at several locations on the West Crater

A nocturnal visit to the West Crater of Turrialba volcano on 2 February by volcanologists from OVSICORI-UNA revealed several incandescent spots: The SW vent (Boca 2010), N vent (Boca 2011) and the SE vent (Boca 2012) show differential gas and vapor outputs, while showing different incandescence levels. The latter one (opened on January 12th ) registers temperatures above 700ºC.
(message from Eliecer Duarte, Volcano Monitoring Team, OVSICORI-UNA)

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