Monday, March 23, 2009

Update on Mt. Redoubt

As of Monday afternoon, Mt. Redoubt has erupted 5 times with eruptions lasting four to thirty minutes long and the last eruption ending at 5am Monday morning. The ash plumes have been high enough that the ash cloud completely misses Anchorage and drops ash north of here, at least, so far. Information from last nights eruptions was slow in coming and could be a huge problem if ash is expected to fall in Anchorage.
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Not much else going on now but we are somewhat prepared and hoping that the mountain will finally quiet down, I don't want to ruin my spring/summer with ash falling on my new plants.
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You can find more information regarding Mt. Redoubt HERE, & HERE.

AVHRR (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer) false-color satellite image showing the eruption cloud from an explosion at Redoubt Volcano at 3:31am AKDT on March 23rd 2009. Image was captured at 5:30am and shows the ash cloud passing over other volcanoes and heading NE towards Anchorage.
Picture Date: March 23, 2009 14:30:29
UTC Image Creator: Bailey, John;
Image courtesy of the AVO/UAF-GI.
Please cite the photographer and the Alaska Volcano Observatory / University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute when using this image.

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