Shishaldin Volcano began erupting July 11. The island's 65 or so residents live about 25 miles (40 kilometres) northeast of the volcano, in the community of False Pass. The volcano is about 700 miles (1,127 kilometres) southwest of Anchorage and sits near the middle of Unimak Island. Download our app to get breaking news alerts delivered right to you.Climate Barometer newsletter: Sign up to keep your finger on the climate pulse.But by early afternoon, ash emissions were below 1.9 miles (3 kilometres), and the aviation alert was downgraded, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory. An ongoing eruption of a remote volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Islands produced an ash cloud so large Tuesday that warnings were sent to pilots about potentially dangerous conditions.Īn ash cloud with an initial height of around 5.5 miles (8.9 kilometres) was reported following the morning eruption of Shishaldin Volcano.
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