Jan 302009
Ascending eruption cloud from Mount Redoubt in 1989. The Alaskan volcano is primed to erupt again.
Alaska’s Mount Redoubt volcano is stirring to life, and could erupt within hours, scientists say. (Or days, or weeks.) Cool that they can predict this even a little bit. In fact, Mount Redoubt’s last eruption — in 1989-90 — was the first ever predicted by “long-period seismic events,” says Wikipedia.
Ash from that eruption rose so high that it stalled all four engines in a jet plane flying overhead. (They were able to restart them.)
There used to be a webcam here, to watch the volcano live, but they are currently “experiencing high server load.”
Grant Hamilton
2 Responses to “Volcano watch — she’s gonna blow”
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The site giving an eye to a live volcanic eruption is experiencing difficulties?! *Shock!*
I’m just jealous I might not be able to see it.
Yeah, it’s running hot!
I was a little jealous, too. I’m just guessing that it’s still going to be recorded, though