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| Alaskan volcano "hours away" from eruption |
| 2006-01-11 |
| The Augustine Volcano in Alaska could erupt in hours or days, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory. The level of concern color code is now orange, which indicates it could erupt at any time. The only color code more serious than orange is red, indicating the volcano is already erupting or is expected to at any time. Over the past six hours, earthquake activity beneath Augustine has increased markedly. The observatory considers this activity indicative of a heightened possibility of an explosive eruption within hours to days. The volcano showed signs of unrest last week with steam explosions and blasts of ash from the summit. The volcano hasn't seen much activity since it erupted in 1986, spraying ash over the city of Anchorage, Alaska's most populated city. Recent observations indicated the volcano is producing new magma and a thermal camera measured steam temperature from one of the vents at 750 degrees – well above the average temperature. Seismic activity also increased this week. Happy New Year from Halliburton (EVT division) |
| Posted by:Jackal |
| #2 HERE is a link to the Alaska Volcano Observatory. There is a webcam on Augustine volcano. Could finally see some of the plume this afternoon after the low cloud layer thinned out. Most of the ash is going WNW to about 50 miles. We are about 120 NM North of Augustine volcano. However, we are taking precautions in case an ash plume heads our way. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-01-11 23:06 |
| #1 Here in Guam have been feeling ground tremors for several days. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-01-11 21:22 |