Alaska volcano erupts after 10 days of quiet
We love volcanoes since they are important part of Volcanica Coffee. Here is a story on the latest eruption in Alaska.
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. Read full story.
