Ping Spidey - The level of Concern Color Code for Augustine Volcano is now RED.

Alan · medicine forum Guru Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 1055

I know this is very off-topic, but this is something you need to know about.

AVO recorded two discrete explosions at the summit of Augustine Volcano this
morning at 4:44 a.m. and 5:13 a.m. (AST) and responded by changing the level of
concern color code from ORANGE to RED. Satellite data confirm that an ash cloud
was produced and in collaboration with the National Weather Service (NWS), the
height of the cloud was estimated at 30,000 feet above sea level. NWS and AVO
are tracking the ash plume which has detached from the vent and is presently
drifting to the north and east of Augustine. As of 7:40 a.m. (AST), the ash
cloud had traveled 25 mi (40 km) east and 30 mi (50 km) north. An ash-fall
advisory was issued by the NWS at 6:44 a.m. (AST). Seismicity has decreased
significantly since the explosions, however, it is likely that stronger
seismicity and further volcanic activity will resume.

There is no tsunami hazard associated with the current activity.

If the volcano follows a pattern similar to the 1976 and 1986 eruptions, we
would expect a further intensification of seismic activity prior to similar or
larger explosive events. It is also possible that an explosive eruption could
occur with little or no warning.

AVO is monitoring the situation closely and will issue further updates as new
information and analyses become available.

Further information on Augustine Volcano and related hazards and response plans
can be found at the following web sites:

Alaska Volcano Observatory: Most recent information on Augustine Volcano
www.avo.alaska.edu

U.S. Geological Survey: Hazards associated with volcanic ash fall
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/ash/

NOAA National Weather Service: Ash cloud trajectories and aviation warnings
http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/augustine.php

NOAA West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center: Tsunami issues related to
Augustine
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/Augustine/AugustineWeb.htm

Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management: Community
preparedness
http://www.ak-prepared.com/plans/mitigation/volcano.htm

For more information on Augustine Volcano, visit:

· USGS - Alaska Volcano Observatory: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/

· NOAA NWS Anchorage Forecast Office's Augustine Special Coordination
Page: http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/augustine.php

· Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management:
http://www.ak-prepared.com/. Click on "Volcano Mitigation."

· NOAA's Air Resources Laboratory forecast trajectory maps for Alaska’s
volcanoes: http://www.arl.noaa.gov/ready/traj_alaska.html

· NOAA NWS Alaska Aviation Weather Unit: http://aawu.arh.noaa.gov/

· NOAA NWS Center Weather Service Unit: http://cwsu.arh.noaa.gov/

· Volcanic Ash, What It Is, What It Can Do and How to Prevent Damage:
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/ash/

· Specific Health Impacts of Volcanic Ash:
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/ash/health/index.html

· Volcanic Ash Impacts on Air Quality:
http://www.epa.gov/airnow/volcano-events.html

· Preliminary Volcano-hazard Assessment for Augustine Volcano, Alaska
(USGS Open-File Report): http://www.avo.alaska.edu/pdfs/augustine_ofr.pdf

· USGS Preliminary Hazard-Assessment Map for Augustine Volcano:
http://www.avo.alaska.edu/pdfs/augustine_plate.pdf

Take care not to breath any ash from the volcano Spidey, as it is full of
silica dust, which is like breathing razor blades, and it won't do your car
engine any good either. You can tell that twat, Tanner if you want, but I expect
he already knows unless he is too doped up.

Alan

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Waterspider · medicine forum Guru Wannabe Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 112

Hi Alan,

Thanks for the info and the links. I'm surprised this wasn't on the news, or
at least the weather which, btw, has been highly untypical in this area for
the past several months; perhaps the northern volcanic activity has
something to do with this.

Pender Harbour is a relatively safe place to live in terms of natural
disasters (nothing to do with my choosing to move here, just a happy
coincidence). We're well sheltered from tsunamis by Vancouver Island and a
number of smaller islands between that and here and I don't have waterfront
property, which is also a bonus at tax time. The Caren Range is next to my
back yard and easily accessible if something did happen (like a major quake
two miles offshore), but it's not high or steep enough to be a landslide
risk. Our tallest building is only two stories and we have no bridges of any
importance. From the old days (about five years ago, haha) when the power
would regularly go out for up to two weeks in winter wind storms, most of us
keep a good stock of emergency supplies. Of course a natural disaster would
likely cut us off completely from the rest of the mainland, but methinks
that might be a good thing!

Thanks again for the info, it's interesting stuff. Take care,

Spidey

Alan · medicine forum Guru Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 1055

In article <11sbfgb4tm05ade@corp.supernews.com>, waterspider@moonlight.net
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Alan · medicine forum Guru Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 1055

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(Waterspider) wrote:

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