Volcano News

In case you've been following the news and wondering how it affects us, here's a map showing the proximity of Mt. Redoubt to us! If it really blows, then we will be affected to some degree from ash fall, but how seriously (or not) will totally depend on the weather and wind. Basically, no news is good news.

And from the latest update posted on the Alaska Volcano Observatory website:

ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY CURRENT STATUS REPORT
Friday, January 30,
2009 12:20 PM (Friday, January 30, 2009 21:20 UTC)REDOUBT VOLCANO (CAVW
#1103-03-)60°29'7" N 152°44'38" W, Summit Elevation 10197 ft (3108 m)Current
Aviation Color Code: ORANGECurrent Volcano Alert Level: WATCHUnrest at Redoubt
Volcano continues, though no eruption has yet occurred. Seismicity levels have
increased since yesterday evening and have also risen markedly over the last
hour. Pilot reports, clear AVO webcam views, and satellite and radar views
confirm that Redoubt Volcano has not yet erupted at the time of this report.
Redoubt remains at Aviation Color Code ORANGE and Volcano Alert Level
WATCH.AVO's website continues to be overwhelmed with traffic today likely due to
the extensive local and national news coverage of this activity. A backup,
low-bandwidth webserver is operating with limited information.Staff are
currently monitoring the volcano 24 hours a day. We will issue further
information as it becomes available.