Augustine Erupts Again - Sequence Could Last Weeks - Reuters

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A volcano on an uninhabited island off the coast of Alaska erupted again on Tuesday, shooting ash miles (km) into the air, a scientist at the Alaska Volcano Observatory said. The eruption from the Augustine volcano, which is about 175 miles (280 km) southwest of Anchorage, sent a cloud of ash 8.5 miles (13.7 km) above sea level. It was the ninth eruption since the volcano rumbled to life last week.

The National Weather Service issued advisories of ash fall, which poses a risk to people with respiratory problems and can damage the engines of aircraft and vehicles on the ground, to the communities on the Kenai Peninsula and in nearby bays.

Based on past eruptions in 1976 and 1986, Augustine's explosions are expected to continue, said a scientist at the Alaska Volcano Observatory, a joint federal-state office.

"They're still an accumulation of eruptive behavior of a single volcano over time," said Jennifer Adleman, a geologist at the observatory. "It could be up to two weeks, based on what we know of recent eruptions."

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[roguevalley]

1. Its eighty or so miles from me. I hope it doesn't waken the other

three. Spur and Redoubt are eyeball distance from me and Iliamna isn't far. SIGH! I hate eruptions. Go here for piccies though:

http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/volcimage.php?volcname=Augustine&search_year=2006

[Dead_Parrot]

2. A side point:

shooting ash miles (km) into the air

I'm glad they cleared that up. I had no idea miles and kilometers were both measurements of distance... :crazy: