This is Mt. Redoubt. It's 100 miles from Anchorage, across the Cook Inlet. This picture was taken from across the inlet, about 3hrs. south of here in Kenai. [Photo by J. Warren.]
It is set to erupt any day. Actually, the DJ on the station I listen to at work used the phrases, "any minute" and "sooner rather than later."
Volcanos up here don't spew lava like those in Hawaii and elsewhere, they erupt gasses and fumes. A place downtown is giving away gas masks because when this volcano erupts, Anchorage will be covered in volcanic ash. The volcano was stimulated by the 5.7 magnitude earthquake on Saturday. The epicenter was a hundred miles or so from Anchorage but I still felt it, the couch shook. Kyle was asleep and didn't even know we had one.
We're actually very excited to be near a volcano eruption. I don't think we'll be able to see it erupt, though. We're a little sad about that. You can read about it on ADN here and here.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Code Orange is pretty serious
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Ahh! How exciting/scary/I can feel the anxiety radiating out of that picture. I grew up near Mt. St. Helens, but didn't get to experience any actual activity from the Volcano until about 4 years ago. It was incredible to watch the ash and steam explode from the top of the mountain. I hope that y'all stay safe. I can't wait to hear more about it.
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