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January 28, 2006
Alaska Volcano At It Again
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - After 10 days of relative calm, Alaska's Augustine Volcano roared back to life late on Friday, shooting a cloud of ash 40,000 feet into the sky.
It was the 10th explosion since January 11, when the 4,134-foot (1,260-meter) volcano in southern Cook Inlet began an eruptive phase, reported the Alaska Volcano Observatory, a joint federal-state office.As of late Friday, there were no reports of ash settling onto any of the nearby communities, but some was expected to drift onto Kodiak Island, southeast of the peak, said Janet Schaefer, a geologist with the volcano observatory.
Because it was dark when the eruption occurred, the ash was not visible to casual observers, she said. "We do see from satellite imagery that the ash cloud is moving southeast," she said.
Jamison and I have been watching this region, along with the St. Helens region on the earthquake map and both have been very active as of late. Again, no big surprise considering it's in the middle of an eruptive event, but a stellar example of nature's force none the less.
Found via Yahoo! News.
Posted by Daffodil at January 28, 2006 10:33 AM