Geologists have been monitoring Alaska's Mount Redoubt. The say the volcano is rumbling and emitting steam but has shown no dramatic burst of energy in the last 24 hours. However, today it is still emitting steam. Geologist Tina Neal at the Alaska Volcano Observatory said no flyovers were planned for today unless activity increases significantly. I haven't heard whether they have decided to flyover it.
The area is just below a dome that formed the last time Redoubt erupted in l990. The activity adds to concerns that it is close to an eruption and I heard they think it will be huge if it does erupt. An eruption in December l989 sent an ash cloud 150 miles that flamed out the jet engines of a KLM flight carrying 231 passengers on its way to Anchorage. That must have been scary indeed.
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