Alaska Science Forum: 100 years since the big one

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2012-05-31
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Novarupta-Katmai eruption of 1912
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Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes buried in 500 feet of ash

 

Kodiak covered in ash from Novarupta-Katmai eruption of 1912By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)

 

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.

 

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2012 International Volcanological Field School Begins

Release Date: 2012-05-31

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