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Volcano Erupts In Southwest Alaska, Sending Ash 20,000 Feet (google.com)

Posted by timothy on from the why-can't-it-just-salivate? dept.

USA Today reports that according to the U.S. Geological Survey, the Pavlov Volcano, "about 600 miles southwest of Anchorage, erupted at 4:18 p.m. local time. The agency says the eruption also led to tremors on the ground. ... The USGS has raised the volcano alert level to "Warning" and the aviation warning to 'Red.'" Television station KTUU of Anchorage has a few photos of the emerging ash plume, which has so far risen to about 20,000 feet (hence that aviation warning).

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  1. Tremors by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    I think I felt those tremors in the ground and I live in Knik. (Near Wasilla and across the bay from Anchorage.)
    Thought it was the start of an earthquake but apparently it was a volcano.

  2. 20,000 feet... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Informative

    And that's 6km for us in the rest of the world using international / SI standard.

  3. Also check out the Alaska Volcano Observatory by aklinux · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://www.avo.alaska.edu/acti...

  4. Mount Pavlof by riverat1 · · Score: 3, Informative

    According to Wikipedia it's spelled Pavlof. It's located pretty far out on the Alaska Peninsula.

    1. Re:Mount Pavlof by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

      Flights from the west of North America to Asia pass through that region. They'll have some novel scenery to look at this time provided there's no trouble.