Managing Aleutian volcanoes from Homer

Recent eruptions have changed Bogoslof Island. (Courtesy Bill Burton and Dave Schneider, AVO/USGS)A volcano in the eastern Aleutians has been erupting for the past week. Bogoslof volcano is an uninhabited island 60 miles northwest of Unalaska. It’s part of the Alaska Maritime Wildlife Refuge, which is based hundreds of miles away in Homer. Steve Delehanty, the refuge’s manager, also lives in Homer. His reaction to hearing about the eruption was pure excitement.
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