An ash plume rises from the active summit crater of Arenal in this April 1998 view from the south. A small saddle separates the unvegetated post-1968 cone from the pre-1968 cone (right). During April 1998 lava flows traveling down the northern-to-western flanks, and blocks on the NW Crater C wall, broke loose and tiggered small avalanches. This relatively minor activity preceded a larger eruption that produced pyroclastic flows on 5 May.

Photo by Federico Chavarria Kopper, 1998.

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Keywords: eruption | ash | plume | ash plume

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