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Volcano eruption in Aleutian Islands sparks aviation alert
Source: Associated Press
The Associated Press
Updated 3:00 pm, Wednesday, December 21, 2016
The Alaska Volcano Observatory issued its highest alert level for aviation Tuesday, after a volcano erupted in the Aleutian Islands that reportedly sent ash thousands of feet into the air. The alert was downgraded hours later.
The observatory says pilots reported the Bogoslof volcano on Bogoslof Island briefly erupted about 4 p.m. Alaska time.
Pilots told the observatory that a volcanic ash cloud rose to 34,000 feet.
The observatory said satellite data show a short-lived explosion that drifted to the south.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Volcano-eruption-in-Aleutian-Islands-sparks-10810035.php
