Posted on 01/29/2006 12:38:25 PM PST by Mike Darancette
Notice really big Blast at 11:48 AST.
http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/volcimage.php?volcname=Augustine
Only images I could find so far.
http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/images.php?eruptionid=547
Think you can see it here later
Hope no one was in harms way.
Augustine Volcano
4108 ft (1252 m) .
Location: Aleutian Range, in Cook Inlet,
south-central Alaska
Lat / Long: 59.4° N, 153.4° W
Volcanic Type: Stratovolcano (lava dome)
Volcanic Status: Active, last eruption 1986
First Ascent:
First Ski Descent:
Skiable Vertical: over 4000 ft (1200 m)
BTTT
KABOOM!
Last one down is a sissy!
I'm calling my travel agent now to change my ski trip plans.
Actually, we're scheduled to go on a cruise in July with the inlaws that ends in or near Anchorage. Just showed this to my wife in the hope I can convince her that we should stay home. :-)
The cam is still up as of 11:59 AST, I am about 215 miles northeast of Augustine but I am more concerned there may be some danger for the town of Homer only 75 miles east across the Cook Inlet, its a lowlyinf fishing/tourist community.
If the volcano has a flank collapse it could generate a tsunami, it has before with a wave height of 30 feet it was stated somewhere in the history of eruptions I believe.
actually it's Karl Rove and his volcano erupting machine at work once again.
Can we blame this on the Iranians ?
Double Black Diamond today!
To tell you the truth I live here in AK and I wish I could do a cruise near Augustine! Its not like its a Mt. ST Helens or a Krakatoa. Don't cancel travel plans as this volcano will most likely go back to sleep in a couple of days and stay quiet for years.
Yeah but we were thinking it beforehand ...
Looking at a map... Never been up there... There are lots of small towns all along the inlet leading north east to Anchorage. A tide wave could do a lot of damage!
Got my fingers, toes and legs crossed for good luck to that part of Alaska.
So much for controlling greenhouse gases. What's the
equivalent in mega-SUV's?
Just looked at graft and it looks like the event took over FIVE minutes from 11:48 to 11:53!
And it's been pretty flat since then, looks like a big pressure release...
... BURP...
... ahhh......
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