Alaska’s Mount Redoubt finally erupts

Plume reached at least 50,000 feet high-

• Alaska volcano Mount Redoubt erupts four 5 times. Washington Post. By Mark Thiessen. The Associated Press
• Update 3/24. Alaska’s Mt. Redoubt volcano erupts a sixth time, sending ash plume 60,000 feet high. LA Times.

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– Although Governor Bobby Jindal may think volcano monitoring is a great waste of money, you can get good information at the Alaska Volcano Observatory.
– Added 3/25/2009. Don’t  sneer at science — volcano monitoring saves lives. By Joel Connelly. Seattle Post-Intelligencer.  Connelly points out the many beautiful and merely dormant “flamethrowers” of the Pacific Northwest.
–  Added 3/25/2009. Photos of Alaskan Volcano’s Eruption. By Betsy Mason. Wired Magazine.

Scientist see holes in glacier on Redoubt volcano

Parts of glacier high on the mountain begin to melt-

Scientist see holes in glacier. By Dan Joling. Associated Press Writer

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Keep up with all the Alaska volcanoes at the Alaska Volcano Observatory