Scientists have increased alert level for Pavlof Volcano

Scientists have increased the alert level for Pavlof Volcano for the second time this month. On Thursday, the Alaska Peninsula volcano showed signs of low-level eruptive activity, prompting officials to raise its alert level from “advisory” to “watch.”
Lava fountains out of Pavlof Volcano, as seen from Cold Bay
early June 3. (Photo courtesy Robert Stacy)Dave Schneider is a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey at the Alaska Volcano Observatory.