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RincĂ³n de la Vieja Volcano erupts again

RincĂ³n de la Vieja Volcano in northern Costa Rica erupted again on Sunday afternoon.

Authorities evaluating impacts of volcano’s eruption

RincĂ³n de la Vieja Volcano in northern Costa Rica erupted Monday morning, sending a column of ash and gas 2 km into the skies above its crater.

RincĂ³n de la Vieja Volcano registers Monday evening eruptions

RincĂ³n de la Vieja Volcano in northern Costa Rica erupted Monday, sending a column of gas 2 km into the skies above its crater.

RincĂ³n de la Vieja Volcano registers moderate eruption

RincĂ³n de la Vieja Volcano in northern Costa Rica erupted Sunday, sending a column of gas 1.5 km into the skies above its crater.

RincĂ³n de la Vieja Volcano registers strong eruption

RincĂ³n de la Vieja Volcano in northern Costa Rica erupted Thursday, sending a column of gas 2 km into the skies above its crater.

Soaring above the volcanoes

A reader - and pilot - reads an image from an afternoon flight out of San José.

UPDATE: Green alert declared as Turrialba Volcano ashfall intensifies

Turrialba Volcano keeps pumping ash into the Central Valley with southwest winds carrying the continued emissions to Costa Rica's capital.

UPDATE: Eruption of Turrialba Volcano closes airport, launches ash, rocks 4 km high

Ashfall on the runways Juan Santamaría International Airport and Tobías Bolaños Airport prompted the temporary closure of both airports.

Turrialba Volcano spews ash, vapor

Following an increase in seismic activity, Turrialba Volcano began spewing ash, vapor and gases at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, the first major explosion since August 1.

Costa Rica’s Turrialba Volcano erupts, sends ash 3 km high

Turrialba Volcano decided to celebrate the Annexation of Nicoya national holiday with a bang Monday morning.

Turrialba Volcano eruption spreads ash across northeastern San José

The latest eruption of Turrialba Volcano happened at 6:58 a.m. and lasted more than 10 minutes.

Turrialba Volcano again spews ash and vapor

Sustained tremor activity that started at 8 p.m. Wednesday marked a new spike in activity at Turrialba Volcano. At 1:45 a.m. Thursday the crater began spewing ash and vapor, experts from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) and the National Seismological Network (RSN) reported.

Vegetables grown near erupting Turrialba called safe to eat

Consumption of vegetables grown north of Cartago province do not pose any risk to humans despite their exposure to ashes from the Turrialba Volcano, the Costa Rican government says.

Ash from Turrialba Volcano keeps falling on the Central Valley

The spewing of ash, rocks and gases that started Friday at Turrialba Volcano continued almost uninterrupted Monday afternoon, the National University's Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica reported.
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