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Redoubt, enough already! 
Feb. 10 | AVO
 Mount Redoubt is still shaking but has yet to blow its lid. As we said Wednesday, the volcano is teasing Alaskans. Perhaps it's jealous of all the attention Sarah Palin has been getting, or of that volcano in Japan that recently erupted. One thing is for sure: Southcentral Alaskans have spent tens of thousands of dollars stocking up on face masks, air filters, tarps, food and water jugs. Geologists have been watching her day and night, long hours away from their lonely families. It's time for this selfish cone to put up or shut up. UPDATED Thursday: "Redoubt Volcano has not erupted. Elevated seismicity is continuing, dominated by ongoing volcanic tremor and occasional small earthquakes. AVO staff members continue to monitor the volcano 24 hours a day.," the Alaska Volcano Observatory says on its website. Watch Mt. Redoubt live Want more information on Mt. Redoubt? Check out this column by our resident librarian.  {youtubejw width="350" height="285"}rqZoNClTSRs{/youtubejw} Residents of Southcentral Alaska are bracing for a possible eruption, stocking up on supplies, as shown in this video. ***** The AVO has released a great history of previous eruptions and how they relate to the volcano's activity today. "Based on all available monitoring data and [the Alaska Volcano Observatory's] knowledge of the volcano ... an eruption similar to or smaller than that of 1989-90, appears to be the most probable outcome at this time," according to the Volcano Observatory's website. Here's the full statement: Summary of Current Unrest Since last fall, the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) has detected increasing volcanic unrest at Redoubt Volcano. Starting on Friday, January 23, the level of seismic activity increased markedly, and on Sunday AVO raised the Aviation Color Code to ORANGE and the Volcano Alert Level to WATCH. On the basis of all available monitoring data AVO regards that an eruption similar to or smaller than the one that occurred in 1989-90 is the most probable outcome. We expect such an eruption to occur within days to weeks. In response to the current increase in activity, AVO has deployed a web camera approximately 7.5 miles north-northwest of the summit and will install additional seismic equipment at the volcano as weather permits. A second web camera also is pointed at Redoubt from a platform within Cook Inlet. The observatory in Anchorage is currently staffed 24 hours a day. We plan continued visual surveillance of the volcano's summit region, frequent airborne measurements of gas output, and frequent analysis of satellite and weather-radar data. Observations and Background |
