AVO updates status of Iliamna, Little Sitkin Volcanoes
The Alaska Volcano Observatory has issued a Volcanic Activity Notice for Iliamna and Little Sitkin on Jan. 9, 2013. Volcano Alert Levels were updated to Normal and their Aviation Color Codes were updated to Green at both volcanoes.
MapTEACH updates look
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Little Sitkin Volcano shows signs of unrest
Little Sitkin Volcano, a 3,898-foot-stratovolcano near the end of the Aleutian Chain, is exhibiting signs of elevated unrest and scientists with the Alaska Volcano Observatory have put the volcano on color code yellow. According to the latest AVO report, a swarm of high-frequency earthquakes began at 7:15 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time on August 29, 2012.
Infrasound Detection of Volcanic Explosions by GI Assistant Research Professor David Fee
By GI Assistant Research Professor dfee [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (David Fee)
GI offers public tours: Wednesdays through Aug. 22, 2012
Visit the world-renowned Geophysical Institute, where scientists study everything from the center of Earth to the sun. Learn about the Alaska Satellite Facility's work with remote sensing data and polar-orbitting satellites and the Alaska Volcano Observatory's unique monitoring system for all volcanoes in the North Pacific. Visitors are welcome to tour both ASF and AVO with guides on Wednesdays, June 6 through August 22 at 2:30 p.m. Meet in the Elvey Building lobby.
Reservations are required for groups of 10 or more. There will be no tours on Wednesday, July 4, 2012.
100 years since the big one
The Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, in cooperation with the UAF research community, provides this column as a public service.
Ned Rozell is a science writer at the institute.
On June 6, 1912, if you happened to be sitting on a log outside your cabin near Fairbanks, Juneau or Dawson City, you would have heard an explosion.
