Redoubt is erupting, and the sky is clear. Take a look before the sun

[alfredo]

goes down there:

http://www2.avo.alaska.edu/webcam/Redoubt_-_Hut.php

[Raven]

1. Beautiful picture! We'll see what Sarah does. n/t

[givemebackmycountry]

3. She's probably looking for a McCain staffer to "pray" with...

She'll likely have to settle for one of her kids.

[Maru Kitteh]

2. WHOA. That is BEAUTIFUL. Thanks for sharing this.

Unbelievably gorgeous.

[alfredo]

4. Check out Augustine too. It is a beautiful volcano.

[babylonsister]

5. Goes down? What time did that happen? And very cool pic! Thanks. nt

[alfredo]

7. There's been a couple today (thursday)

[Arctic Dave]

6. We have some low lying clouds right now or I could see it

from the balcony.

[alfredo]

8. You live in Russia? Did you get any ash?

[Arctic Dave]

9. No, Russia is two igloos down.

We haven't recieved any ash but they shut down all the flights in and out just in case.

[alfredo]

10. Lucky it wasn't a big explosion, but one could be on the way. No way of

knowing other than watching for seismic activity.

Just now my monitor at Wrangell Island showed some EQ activity. I use GEE to watch in near real time.

[Arctic Dave]

11. I'm sure this will go on for a while. I've been through a couple of

eruptions in the past. A couple of summers ago I was fixing some shingle on my house and got a face full of ash from the last time we had an eruption.

[alfredo]

13. This is really interesting, especially being a couple thousand miles away.

If I was nearby, I'd probably have a touch of anxiety.

[Arctic Dave]

19. It really is fascinating. Especially when its clear and you can see it with your

on eyes. As for anxiety, just prepare and let nature follow it course. I'm more worried about earthquakes myself.

[alfredo]

23. That earthquake was in Canada, so it wasn't near you.

I used to live in an active area on the edge of the great rift valley. We've had a few small tremblers here in Central Ky.

[Blue_In_AK]

17. Dave, can you smell it at your house?

We've got just little bit of a sulphur smell over here in Turnagain.

[Arctic Dave]

20. I can't really smell it cuase it has my allergies kickin in.

I'm waiting for a break in the clouds so we can get a good look at it. :)

[alfredo]

26. That's Sarah.

[Blue_In_AK]

27. No, this is somewhat different.

A little less toxic. :evilgrin: I remember the volcano smell from previous eruptions - it's pretty distinctive.

[alfredo]

29. A bit metallic?

[Blue_In_AK]

31. Yes, kind of metallic,

and you can sort of taste it. It's not too unpleasant yet, but it could get worse overnight.

[alfredo]

32. I lived on top an extinct volcano and there was a sharp metallic smell

to the place. It was the first thing I noticed when I stepped out the door of the plane.

[krispos42]

40. Watch out for Putin's head...

...it might try to sneak in under the cover of an ash cloud!

:scared:

[Arctic Dave]

41. I'll poke him in his eye if he even thinks about it.

ROFL

[alfredo]

12. Earthquake just now and an image from earlier today.

[Lebam in LA]

15. WOW

Stay safe.

[alfredo]

18. I'm in Ky, and monitoring it from the safety of my basement.

[alfredo]

21. The earthquake was 5.1 and in Canada. It wasn't realated to Redoubt.

http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/last_event/world_canada.html

[Joe Bacon]

14. Where's Bobby?

I'm waiting for Piyush to lay his hands on the volcano and exorcise all them evil spirits! :rofl:

[alfredo]

35. Maybe he should go on Ash Wednesday.

[Blue_In_AK]

16. Nice shot, Alfredo.

It's a little cloudy here in Anchorage, but there's a faint whiff of volcano in the air. According to the weather forecast, the wind is supposed to shift overnight and we may get some ashfall over here. If we do, I'll take a picture.

[alfredo]

33. Please do. I get some great screenshots from from the AVO site.

Augustine is my favorite.

[alfredo]

46. Incredible images of Redoubt

http://www2.avo.alaska.edu/images/recent_images.php

[Blue_In_AK]

22. Here's a picture posted on the AVO website from this morning

[alfredo]

24. Oh Wow.

[alfredo]

39. Webcams It appears Kilauea is acting up a bit too.

http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hvo/activity/kilaueastatus.php

[csziggy]

25. Redoubt eruption from space

Forgot link: http://www2.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/volcact.php?volcname=Redoubt&page=images&eruptionid=610

[alfredo]

28. That is an incredible image.

[Blue_In_AK]

30. That's a very cool shot.

[alfredo]

36. Here's the beautiful Augustine Volcano

[Blue_In_AK]

37. Augustine is one of my favorites, too,

maybe because the 1976 Augustine eruption was the first one I experienced up here. I remember going fishing down on the Kenai Peninsula the following summer, and the ash was thick on the ground, like dust.

[alfredo]

38. I watched it last year as it came to life a bit. Redoubt has put on a show

without hurting anyone. Good enough for me.

[ColbertWatcher]

34. Talk about perspective.

Amazing picture. Thank you for posting.

[Blue_In_AK]

42. Alfredo, in case you're not paying attention,

Redoubt erupted again this evening about an hour and a half ago. This makes the 10th eruption since last Sunday night. By comparison, in the 1989-90 eruption cycle, it erupted 40 times over a six-month period, sending ash at most 40,000 feet into the air as compared to 65,000 feet this time.

With Good Friday coming up, I'm hoping nothing disastrous happens.

Good Friday 1964 - the Earthquake
Good Friday 1989 - EXXON VALDEZ
Good Friday 2009 - ??

:scared:

[alfredo]

43. I will be watching, hoping for clear skies. My earthquake monitor can't

establish a connection. OH well.

[Blue_In_AK]

44. There was another eruption about 11:30 last night.

And another one at 1:20 a.m. - 50,000 feet.

[alfredo]

45. It was too cloudy and the lens was covered with ice and snow.