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Alaska volcano erupts with new intensity, prompting ‘red’ alert
Smoke pours from the erupting Pavlof Volcano on the Alaska Peninsula, 590 miles (950 kms) southwest of Anchorage, in this picture from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game taken May 30, 2014. credit: Reuters/Paul Horn/Alaska Department of Fish and Game/Handout via Reuters
An Alaska volcano that has been spewing ash and lava for years began erupting with new intensity this week, pushing a plume of smoke and ash as high as 24,000 feet (7,315 meters) and prompting scientists to issue their highest volcanic alert in five years, authorities said on Tuesday.
But the intense action at the Pavlof Volcano, located in an uninhabited region nearly 600 miles (966 km) southwest of Anchorage, has so far not disrupted any regional air traffic, thanks to favorable weather that has made it easier for flights to navigate around the affected area.
Still, the eruption was intense enough for Alaska Volcano Observatory scientists to issue their first red alert warning since 2009, when the state’s Mount Redoubt had a series of eruptions that spewed ash 50,000 feet (15,240 meters).
Source: http://philosophers-stone.co.uk/wordpress/2014/06/alaska-volcano-erupts-with-new-intensity-prompting-red-alert/
