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Roadtrippin’ 2025: Active volcanoes, millions of seabirds, and caribou skulls
A lot of people visit Adak to see the crumbling military base, but it's the wildlife, land, and sea that are the real treat.
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Alaska’s Volcanic Region Is More Active Than Expected – A Major Geologic Force at Play
The Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands form a volcanic arc that represents North America’s portion of the infamous “Ring of Fire.” While many Americans are familiar with volcanic activity ...
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Volcanic ash is critical to tracking changes in eruption behavior
An NSF-funded ashfall study links magma composition shifts to volcanic tremors, offering a powerful new tool for monitoring eruptions and protecting communities U.S. National Science Foundation-funded ...
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Alaska braces for possible volcanic eruption: Here's what could happen
The Alaska Volcano Observatory says that if the more ... Mount Spurr is one of a string of volcanos in the Aleutian Islands and is part of what's known as the Ring of Fire, created by the Pacific ...
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Mount Spurr volcano in Alaska ‘likely’ to erupt in the coming weeks or months: scientists
The Pavlof Volcano spews ash in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska in 2016. REUTERS Those eruptions each lasted for only a few hours, though they produced massive ash clouds that carried downwind for ...
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Geothermal lease sale scheduled for volcano in Alaska's Cook Inlet
Companies will soon be able to bid on opportunities to tap a volcanic island in Cook Inlet to generate renewable energy. Alaska officials have scheduled a geothermal lease sale covering a little ...
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Scientists Warn That Volcano Near Alaska's Largest City Could Erupt in 'Next Few Weeks or Months'
The Alaska Volcano Observatory has revealed that recent ... All About the Real-Life Island’s Active Volcano — and the Last Time It Erupted “The most likely outcome of the current unrest ...