Alaska volcano eruption is here as expected. And not just one, according to reports from The Alaska Volcano Observatory, Mount Redoubt has erupted several time already and the activity is ongoing. What started with rumblings deep within the gorge has now turned into separate explosions as Alaska’s Mount Redoubt Volcano erupted overnight.
Remember when Beer Steak industries international reported of seismic activity at said Mt. Redoubt, near Alaska’s largest city Anchorage? Of course you don’t, but I’ll refresh you memory – just head over to Alaska Volcano Mount Redoubt Erupting Any Minute.
Mount Redoubt is located in Lake Clark National Park, 100 miles from Anchorage. It stands 10,197 foot tall and has been shaking angrily since early 2009. Come near midnight (Alaska time), Sunday March 22, The Alaska Volcano Observatory has elevated the aviation color code to RED (meaning Eruption is either imminent or underway with significant emission of volcanic ash into the atmosphere) and issued an ashfall advisory to the residents of Susitna Valley, Cantwell, Willow and Talkeetna. According to geophysicists from the Alaska Volcano Observatory, there have been a minimum of five eruptions by early Monday morning.
The first Alaska volcano eruption sent ash up to 9 miles in the air, but luckily for Anchorage residents, the ash appears to be heading north – aka in the opposite direction from Anchorage. Many Alaska Airlines flights to and from Anchorage have been cancelled.
Check out the video of Alaska volcano eruption in an interesting time lapse below:
Mount Redoubt, an Alaska volcano some 100 miles south-west of Anchorage (Alaska’s largest city) has been making rumbling noises and simmering to the points that geologists are warning it could erupt any minute. The activity of Mount Redoubt has been monitored by the Alaska Volcano Observatory since rumbling started over the weekend.
When Mount Redoubt volcano erupted in 1989, it shot volcanic dust miles in the air, causing disruption in international air traffic and clouding Anchorage area for a while. Now, almost 20 years later, the residents of Anchorage are advised to prepare for volcanic ask and stock up on food and water, as ash may make the outside air hazardous to health.
Alaska Volcano Observatory reports that seismic activity of Mount Redoubt hasn’t changed since they started monitoring it around the clock last weekend, but delivers volcanic earthquakes about once every hour. They have a couple of webcams set up at the location of Mount Redoubt with live streaming of the volcano. Take a look at it HERE
