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Geology Picture of the Week, August 12-18, 2007:
Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands-Selected Photographs - Album ^ | USGS

Posted on 08/15/2007 10:02:27 PM PDT by cogitator

Alaska Volcano Observatory reports that Pavlof is erupting.

Pavlof Activity

"AVO posted an Information Release at 9:30AM today [August 15] raising the Aviation Color Code to ORANGE and another Information release at 12:20PM AKDT today reporting that Pavlof Volcano is in eruption at this time. Eyewitnesses aboard several ships report incandescent blocks down the east-southeast flank of the volcano beginning at midnight last night. Satellite data confirm the presence of lava. Pilot reports indicate that a weak ash plume is extending 5 miles southwest of the summit at an elevation of roughly 8400 ft. Seismic activity continues at a high level. The eruption could become more significant at any time."

Pavlof (right) and Pavlof Sister (left) in quieter times, on what is probably a pretty rare weather day in the Aleutians.



TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Education; Outdoors; Science
KEYWORDS: aleutians; eruption; pavlof; volcano
Just thinking about this eruption makes me salivate.
1 posted on 08/15/2007 10:02:28 PM PDT by cogitator
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2 posted on 08/15/2007 10:03:36 PM PDT by cogitator
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Hey, sorry to leave the subject off!


3 posted on 08/15/2007 10:06:10 PM PDT by cogitator
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Bet it makes the “earth move” for you also..(g)


4 posted on 08/16/2007 1:43:19 AM PDT by ken5050
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evocative of the Spanish Peaks in SE Colorado. Heh.


5 posted on 08/16/2007 3:05:21 AM PDT by Lil'freeper (You do not have the plug-in required to view this tagline.)
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To: cogitator

Wow!!! Thanks.


6 posted on 08/16/2007 3:32:27 AM PDT by geezerwheezer (get up boys, we're burnin' daylight!!!)
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To: cogitator

Obviously caused by those chemtrails on the right.


7 posted on 08/16/2007 5:19:53 AM PDT by mtbopfuyn (I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
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A rare pretty weather day up there indeed.

(Like the twin peeks in San Francisco’s ridge line...)


8 posted on 08/16/2007 5:37:14 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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