Earth Watch Report - Volcanic Activity
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| 28.06.2013 | Volcano Activity | USA | State of Alaska, [Mount Pavlof Volcano] |  |  |
Volcano Activity in USA on Sunday, 23 June, 2013 at 04:37 (04:37 AM) UTC.
Back| Updated: | Wednesday, 26 June, 2013 at 02:56 UTC |
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| Pavlof Volcano, on the Alaska Peninsula, spewed a 26,000-foot ash cloud early Tuesday morning. That's the largest plume the volcano has put up since it started erupting in early May.At that elevation, it isn't interfering with international air traffic passing over the region, but it is proving problematic for regional air service. According to the terminal agent in Cold Bay, PenAir turned around a cargo run to the community this morning, and canceled its passenger flight as well. Unalaska's passenger flights are running as scheduled, according to station manager Lowell Crezee, and shouldn't be impacted by the eruption. PenAir's main office couldn't be reached for information about flights to other communities. The National Weather Service has issued an ash advisory for the Alaska Peninsula, but so far, there have been no reports of ashfall. And according to Alaska Volcano Observatory geophysicist Dave Schneider, there likely won't be. "The direction it's heading, it's not really heading toward any of the villages," Schneider says. "It's a little bit east of Nelson Lagoon, and to the west of Port Heiden. So it's in a place where there's not really a lot of people.†Schneider says the volcano is still showing signs of increased activity, and could put up more ash plumes at any time. Pavlof is the most active volcano in Alaska, and has previously erupted for weeks, or even months, at a time, although it typically cycles through periods of intense activity, like the current one. | |
Volcano Activity in USA on Sunday, 23 June, 2013 at 04:37 (04:37 AM) UTC.
Back| Updated: | Friday, 28 June, 2013 at 02:57 UTC |
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| An active volcano in Anchorage, Alaska, that has been spewing ash and lava for the past six weeks reached new levels of intensity on Tuesday as reports indicate that the cinders were shot 5 miles into sky and landed in a nearby town. The eruptions from Pavlof Volcano, on the Alaskan Peninsula about 590 miles southwest of Anchorage, were its most powerful since it started showing seismic activity in mid-May, scientists at the federal-state Alaska Volcano Observatory said. The latest series of more-powerful ash-producing blasts from the crater of the 8,261-foot (2,518-meter) volcano started late on Monday and continued overnight into Tuesday, scientists said. The ash reportedly reached heights of 28,000 feet at times, disrupting several commercial flights. Anchorage-based PenAir canceled one flight and rerouted others, an official confirmed. In addition, debris has fallen over King Cove, a town of about 900 people located 30 miles southwest of Pavlof, scientists said. The National Weather Service issued an ash advisory for the region, warning of breathing problems for people with respiratory ailments and potential damage to exposed electronic equipment. | |
Pavlof eruption, May 18, 2013
An
active volcano in Anchorage, Alaska, that has been spewing ash and lava
for the past six weeks reached new levels of intensity on Tuesday as
reports indicate that the cinders were shot 5 miles into sky and landed
in a nearby town.
The eruptions from Pavlof Volcano, on
the Alaskan Peninsula about 590 miles southwest of Anchorage, were its
most powerful since it started showing seismic activity in mid-May,
scientists at the federal-state Alaska Volcano Observatory said.The latest series of more-powerful ash-producing blasts from the crater of the 8,261-foot (2,518-meter) volcano started late on Monday and continued overnight into Tuesday, scientists said.
The ash reportedly reached heights of 28,000 feet at times, disrupting several commercial flights. Anchorage-based PenAir canceled one flight and rerouted others, an official confirmed to Reuters.
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