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Geology Picture of the Week, December 18-24, 2005: Augustine Volcano Erupts (Alaska)
NASA Earth Observatory ^ | December 14, 2005 | MODIS

Posted on 12/19/2005 12:53:37 PM PST by cogitator

Here's a couple pictures of Augustine from ground level or air. I seem to remember that the late Kraffts (famous and somewhat reckless volcano photographers) did some nuee ardente photography on the slopes of Augustine. However, they were unsatisfied with the results, so later on they went to Mount Unzen in Japan, and a larger-than-expected nuee ardente incinerated them. If you play with fire...

1986 Eruption

A nuee ardente heads downslope

On a quieter day


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Education; Outdoors; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: alaska; anchorage; ash; augustine; cookinlet; eruption; steam; volcano
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In case you don't read the keywords, Augustine Volcano is an island in Cook Inlet, about 170 miles from Anchorage.

Live Augustine Volcano Webcam (it's cloudy today)

1 posted on 12/19/2005 12:53:39 PM PST by cogitator
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To: 2Trievers; headsonpikes; Pokey78; Lil'freeper; epsjr; sauropod; kayak; Miss Marple; CPT Clay; ...

** ping **


2 posted on 12/19/2005 12:55:05 PM PST by cogitator
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To: cogitator
We made a big mistake in 2000. Gore woulda, coulda stopped this gas emission by following the Kyoto Accords agreement!!!

A Cata_Cylmer_istic converter and Mayna_Key Muffler and that SUV, (Sudden Upheaval Volcano)woulda been under control!

3 posted on 12/19/2005 1:00:38 PM PST by Young Werther
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To: cogitator

I heard the newsreport on this yesterday.

I guess the global climate is going down the toilet....


4 posted on 12/19/2005 1:00:45 PM PST by texianyankee
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To: cogitator

Great pics! Thanks.


5 posted on 12/19/2005 1:06:01 PM PST by BenLurkin (O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
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To: cogitator
It is just a test.

Since Bush had such success with his hurricane machine, he is testing a volcano machine.
6 posted on 12/19/2005 1:09:26 PM PST by HOTTIEBOY (I'm your huckleberry)
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To: cogitator

Looks like you could definately cook some hot dogs here!! Thanks for the pix.


7 posted on 12/19/2005 1:12:19 PM PST by geezerwheezer (get up boys, we're burnin' daylight!!!)
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To: cogitator
Great images!!
As someone who lived thru countless eruptions of Mt. St. Helens
I find such pictures endlessly fascinating!



wow ~
it's amazing how much this particular image looks like Mt. Hood without snow

8 posted on 12/19/2005 1:16:29 PM PST by Zacs Mom (Proud wife of a Marine! ... and purveyor of "rampant, unedited dialogue")
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Gorgeous! I love volcanoes...
as long as I'm not nearby, heh heh.


9 posted on 12/19/2005 1:16:36 PM PST by La Enchiladita (What Child is this, who laid to rest in Mary's arms, is sleeping ....?)
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To: cogitator

bump


10 posted on 12/19/2005 1:22:52 PM PST by VOA
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To: cogitator
Volcanoes are fascinating.

That being said, there is nothing new here with the whole west coast being one long chain of active and inactive (they are all active, but it is just a matter of timing)volcanoes.

I've visited the Johnson Observatory near Mt St. Helens and find all of the activity at and below ground level to be very interesting .
11 posted on 12/19/2005 1:23:13 PM PST by kevinm13 (The Main Stream Media is dead! Fox News Channel Rocks!)
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Thats awesome. You can see the spit in Homer from the sattelite pic. I think there are a couple of observation points on the western side of the Kenai peninsula where you can see the volcano from a distance.


12 posted on 12/19/2005 1:34:06 PM PST by ChinaThreat (s)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Ping


13 posted on 12/19/2005 1:34:06 PM PST by El Gran Salseron (The FR Canteen's Resident E. O. M. C. P......)
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To: ChinaThreat
I think there are a couple of observation points on the western side of the Kenai peninsula where you can see the volcano from a distance.

Did you see the Webcam link in the first reply (to myself)?

14 posted on 12/19/2005 1:37:07 PM PST by cogitator
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Didn't notice that. Awesome. I guess Redoubt is the other acive volcano. Beautiful drive from Anchorage to Homer. I could do without some of the liberal whackos in Homer though.


15 posted on 12/19/2005 1:38:38 PM PST by ChinaThreat (s)
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Was down in Anchorage a few years when one of the volcanoes, I don't know their names but there are a lot of them, was steaming. It seemed fairly close to Anchorage, like Vesuvius is near Naples.


16 posted on 12/19/2005 1:43:44 PM PST by RightWhale (pas de lieu, Rhone que nous)
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What part of AK do you live in?


17 posted on 12/19/2005 1:54:16 PM PST by ChinaThreat (s)
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I don't live anywhere a volcano, but if the light is right Ester Dome looks a little suspicious sometimes.


18 posted on 12/19/2005 1:55:39 PM PST by RightWhale (pas de lieu, Rhone que nous)
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To: ChinaThreat

I would guess that all that water is old crater.


19 posted on 12/19/2005 1:58:00 PM PST by bert (K.E. ; N.P . Slay Pinch)
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To: RightWhale

Fairbanks. Nice town. I'm sure it is as cold as hell. Spent a couple of weeks there and travelled north on the Dalton Highway to Coldfoot once.


20 posted on 12/19/2005 2:03:31 PM PST by ChinaThreat (s)
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