Volcano in the eastern Aleutians erupted suddenly Tuesday
A volcano in the eastern Aleutians erupted suddenly Tuesday afternoon.
The Alaska Volcano Observatory says several pilots reported seeing an ash cloud about 34,000 feet above Bogoslof volcano.
Bogoslof volcano is on an uninhabited island 60 miles northwest of Unalaska.
The observatory says a short-lived explosion occurred at 4 p.m. Tuesday, but the activity has died down.
For now, the observatory and U.S. Geological Survey has raised the aviation code to “red” and the
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