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Pavlof Volcano Eruption Ongoing, Ash Up to 22K Ft.
Channel 2 NewsA remote Alaska volcano continues to erupt steam, lava, and ash. Officials at the Alaska Volcano Observatory say Pavlof came back to life on May 13 and it continues to spew lava and send massive ash plumes more than 20-thousand feet into the sky....Tags: Volcanic Eruptions, Science and Technology, National Weather Service, Air Transportation Industry, Volcanoes
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Pavlof Volcano Continues to Erupt With Lava, Ash
Channel 2 NewsA remote Alaska volcano continues to erupt, spewing lava and ash clouds. The Alaska Volcano Observatory said Thursday a continuous cloud of ash, steam and gas from Pavlof Volcano has been seen 20,000 feet above sea level. The cloud was moving to the...Tags: Volcanic Eruptions, Science and Technology, Research, U.S. Geological Survey, Volcanoes
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Ash Plumes Rise from Pavlof Volcano
Steam and ash clouds are occasionally rising to 20,000 feet from an active Alaska volcano. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says in a release that an ash plume was reported rising from Pavlof Volcano on Tuesday evening at about 15,000 feet. It extended...
Tags: Science and Technology, Research, Volcanoes
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Budget Cuts Threaten Real-Time Tracking Of Active Alaska Volcanoes
Channel 2 NewsSome volcanoes here in Alaska have been rumbling lately, but federal budget cuts may mean less real-time monitoring of those eruptions. Since 2008, the Alaska Volcano Observatory’s budget has been cut nearly in half, from 8-million dollars to just...Tags: Volcanic Eruptions, Science and Technology, Government Debt, U.S. Geological Survey, Budgets and Budgeting
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Minor Lava Flows Detected on 2 Alaska Volcanoes
Scientists say small lava flows have been detected on two restless volcanoes in Alaska. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says satellite images show the lava partly down a flank of Pavlof Volcano Tuesday in a low-level eruption 625 miles southwest of...
Tags: Volcanic Eruptions, Science and Technology, Volcanoes
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Humpback Whales Spotted in Glacier Bay
Channel 2 NewsVessels operating inside Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Southeast Alaska are being required to slow down in order to protect humpback whales from injury. Park Superintendent Susan Boudreau announced Tuesday that vessels will be restricted...Tags: Glaciers, Bay National Corporation
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Alert Level Raised for Volcano near Cold Bay
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaska Volcano Observatory has raised the alert level of an Alaska Peninsula volcano near the village of Cold Bay, in response to seismic readings and heat spikes. In a Monday statement, AVO officials say the Pavlof Volcano’s alert level is...Tags: Volcanoes
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Glacier Bay Vessels to Travel at Reduced Speeds
Vessels operating inside Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Southeast Alaska are being required to slow down in order to protect humpback whales from injury. Park Superintendent Susan Boudreau announced Tuesday that vessels will be restricted to...
Tags: Glaciers, Bay National Corporation
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Low-Level Eruption Continues at Alaska's Cleveland Volcano
Channel 2 NewsCleveland Volcano in southwest Alaska is continuing a low-level eruption that began early Saturday. However, scientists said Monday that the volcanic explosions on a remote, uninhabited island 940 miles southwest of Anchorage appear to be waning....Tags: Volcanic Eruptions, Volcanoes
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Low-Level Eruption at Alaska's Cleveland Volcano
STORY UPDATED AT 8:25 p.m. at 5/4/13: Scientists say Alaska's Cleveland Volcano is undergoing a continuous low-level eruption. The activity began with an explosion early Saturday morning, followed by two other explosions hours later. ...
Tags: Volcanic Eruptions, Federal Aviation Administration, Science and Technology, Air Transportation Industry, U.S. Geological Survey
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Army Climbers Helped Recover 9-Year-Old Boy's Body on Glacier
The Associated PressThe Army officer who oversaw the recovery of the body of a 9-year-old boy from deep within an Alaska glacier says it was one of the toughest missions he's been on. Maj. William Prayner of the Alaska Northern Warfare Training Center says soldiers were...Tags: Climbing, Mountaineering, Glaciers
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Climbers Recover Body of 9-Year-Old Boy from Glacier Crevasse
Channel 2 NewsThe body of a 9-year-old boy has been recovered from a crevasse in an Alaska glacier. Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters says the body of Shjon Brown, of Fairbanks, was recovered at 12:40 a.m. Monday. The boy was on a snowmobile outing...Tags: Glaciers
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