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Pavlof Volcano Eruption Ongoing, Ash Up to 22K Feet
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: Air Transportation Industry, Volcanic Eruptions, Science and Technology, Volcanoes, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Pavlof Volcano's Ash Prompts Flight Cancellations
The Associated PressAn Alaska volcano eruption is prompting regional airlines to cancel flights to nearby communities, including a town that reported traces of fallen ash. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says Pavlof Volcano has released ash plumes as high as 22,000 feet....Tags: Volcanoes, Air Transportation Delays
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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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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: Glaciers, Climbing, Mountaineering
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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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Agency Plans Workshops on Harbor Seal Protections
Channel 2 NewsThe National Marine Fisheries Service is planning workshops in Juneau and Yakutat on April 22 and 23 to take comment on whether cruise ships or other vessels in glacial fjords disturb harbor seals. Harbor seals are an important subsistence game animal...Tags: Glaciers, National Marine Fisheries Service
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Alaska Volcano Monitors Say Budget Cuts Hurt Watch
Scientists who monitor Alaska's volcanoes say ongoing federal budget cuts have severely hampered the maintenance of an aging seismic network, including the shutdown announced Friday of even more equipment. Geophysicist Jeff Freymueller at the...
Tags: Science and Technology, Volcanoes, Government Debt, Budgets and Budgeting
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Vancouver Aquarium Holds Naming Contest for Homer Sea Otter
Channel 2 NewsA Canadian aquarium in British Columbia is offering Twitter users an opportunity to help name its newest female sea otter pup, which has been rehabilitated after it was rescued on the Homer Spit last year. Work to care for the pup began after it was...Tags: Vancouver (Canada), Glaciers
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Air Taxi Slides After Glacier Landing; No Injuries
Channel 2 NewsNo injuries were reported after a Talkeetna Air Taxi plane with four people on board slid onto its nose after a glacier landing near Mount McKinley Friday, in an incident where federal agencies initially indicated the plane had gone down. Talkeetna...Tags: Glaciers, Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Injuries and Wounds
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AVO Downgrades Cleveland Volcano Alert Level
The Alaska Volcano Observatory is downgrading the alert level for Cleveland Volcano in the Aleutian Islands. The observatory on Jan. 24 detected elevated surface temperatures at the volcano 940 miles southwest of Anchorage, and later through satellite...
Tags: Science and Technology, Volcanoes, Research
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Dome Grows at Cleveland Volcano in Aleutians
The Associated PressAn Aleutians Island volcano that has sent up major ash eruptions in the past is heating up near its summit. Scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory say satellite data obtained a week ago indicates a lava dome is growing on Cleveland Volcano. The...Tags: Science and Technology, Volcanoes, Research
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Lonnie Dupre Flys to Kahiltna Glacier for Summit of Denali
Channel 2 NewsLonnie Dupre, mountain climber and Arctic explorer, made progress today in his 3rd attempt to become the first person to summit the highest peak in North America solo in January. After weather delays over the weekend, today Dupre was finally able to...Tags: Glaciers
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