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Costa Rica's Turrialba Volcano Throws Ash More Than A Mile High

Moving to South America now, in Costa Rica the Turrialba volcano erupted briefly earlier this week, spewing clouds of ash more than 8,200 feet in the air. The Turrialba Volcano Park has been closed to the public since October of last year, when it started erupting, and no one is allowed to access it.

The National Meteorological Institute of Costa Rica tweeted that the ash will be moving to the south of the volcano, the Central Valley and the South and Central Pacific.

The eruption forced San Jose's International Airport to temporarily shut down, due to ash that coated runways.


Website Article: National Geographic, Volcano Ash

Encyclopedia: World Book Kids, Costa Rica