Signs Of Cleveland Volcano Eruption In Alaska
Through a satellite some images of the Cleveland volcano, which is situated in Alaska, have been captured. According to scientists, there are signs of the first big eruption of this volcano in ten years. After observing the signs of volcano eruption, an eruption advisory has been issued by the Alaska Volcano Observatory. The Cleveland Volcano has a height of nearly six thousand feet and it is located at a distance of nine hundred and forty miles from the south-west of Anchorage.
According to the observatory, the advisory has not just been issued on an assumption. It is based on the thermal anomalies which are detected by a satellite. The signs of volcano eruption include the measurements, known as thermal anomalies, which indicate that the Cleveland Volcano can erupt any time. As judged from the signs of the expected volcano eruption, the ash clouds will spew up to twenty thousand feet above the sea level.
These signs warned the international air travel because the Cleveland Volcano lies below the flight path of a commercial air line. According to a scientist-in-charge at Alaska Volcano Observatory, this flight path is in between Asia and North America.
The last major eruption of this volcano occurred in the year 2001 and at that time the ash blasted more than five miles in the sky. It spilled lava from summit crater. Since then the Cleveland Volcano has experienced many smaller eruptions. Now there are signs of another major eruption.
As shown by the satellite images, the signs for an eruption of the volcano are clear but the flight patterns of the airlines have not been changed yet. May be this is due to heat emissions of the Cleveland, as stated by Steve McNutt, who is a scientist at the observatory of University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Photo by NOAA Photo Library.
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Posted by Candy Whitley on Jul 25 2011. Filed under World News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry
Thanks for this news update. I will be visiting Anchorage at the beginning of August flying from the west coast of the United States. Is there any danger either (1) flying to anchorage, or (2) staying in Anchorage?
Thanks
Go visit Alaska. The worst that can happen is if the wind is just right, you will get a (cold) ash shower. The airlines won't fly right through a ash plume. I have seen several active eruptions along the ring of fire from up there to Costa Rica. (Mt. St. Helen's was pretty amazing to watch). Just don't be on the side of Cleveland this trip.