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2009-03-23 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Alaskan Volcano Mt. Redoubt Erupts 5 times - Ash clouds headed north

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Posted by Alaska Paul 2009-03-23 12:28|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 A very big question is what will happen to the ice under the ash fall area. Will it drop the temperature, or will it darken the ice and make it more prone to melting?

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-03-23 13:36|| 2009-03-23 13:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Its going to be interesting to see how Palin responds vis a vis that idiot in Louisiana or even The One at the Federal level should this thing become another Mt. Saint Helens. My bet is that the people in Alaska have about 100 times the reflexes, knowledge, instincts and pragmatism to anything coming out of Washington. Remember Obama's head of FEMA is from Florida where we had a volcanic eruption back when dinosaurs roamed.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2009-03-23 13:39|| 2009-03-23 13:39|| Front Page Top

#3 The eruptions that we expect from Redoubt, Spurr, et al, are mainly ash eruptions. Heat from melting ice can trigger mud flows down the mountainsides. All the entities around South Central Alaska are well versed in emergency preparedness, as well as the Chevron Drift River facility and offshore gas rigs in Cook Inlet. This is not New Orleans.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2009-03-23 19:40|| 2009-03-23 19:40|| Front Page Top

#4 I doubt anyone ever called Alaska the Big Easy.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-03-23 20:25|| 2009-03-23 20:25|| Front Page Top

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