Post: #1

One of America's more active volcanoes erupted this past Sunday:

Quote:A snow- and ice-covered volcano located in Alaska's Aleutian Islands erupted Sunday (March 27), spewing a cloud of ash about 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) into the sky, the Alaska Volcano Observatory reported.

The volcano — called Pavlof for the Russian name "Paul" or "St. Paul" — erupted at about 4 p.m. local time (8 p.m. EDT) Sunday. The area also had elevated seismic activity at 3:53 p.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). In response, the Alaska Volcano Observatory raised the volcano alert level to "warning," and the aviation color code to "red," meaning that an eruption is imminent or underway and putting high levels of ash into the atmosphere. Perhaps as a result, there were no reported injuries during or following the eruption.

A nearby pilot reported that the erupting volcano sent an ash cloud high into the air. As of 4:18 p.m. local time Sunday, the ash was moving northward from the volcano, the USGS said.

At 8,261 feet (2,518 m), Pavlof Volcano is one of Alaska's tallest mountains. The mountain is located on the southwestern part of the Alaskan peninsula, about 592 miles (952 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage.

This isn't the volcano's first outburst. Pavlof has erupted more than 40 times since 1790, making it one of the most consistently active volcanoes in the Aleutian arc, the USGS reported. Past eruptions include several month-long events characterized by sporadic Strombolian lava — mildly explosive lava named after the Italian Stromboli volcano, which often has these types of eruptions.

Pavlof Volcano has also had ash clouds plume as high as 49,000 feet (15,000 m) into the air, the USGS said. During a 2013 eruption, its ash plume reached as high as 27,000 feet (8,200 m) above sea level and reached as far as 310 miles (about 500 km) away from the volcano's base.

Some photographers snapped photos of Sunday's ashy eruption from Cold Bay, Pavlof's nearest community, which is located about 37 miles (60 km) southwest of the volcano.

Northeast of Pavlof sits its "twin," a 7,028-foot-tall (2,142 m) volcano called Pavlof Sister. But unlike its brother, Pavlof Sister hasn't had any known eruptions since 1762, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.

Here is a video about this recent eruption that is pretty comprehensive:





Another video for your viewing pleasure from an eruption 2 years ago:





From a safe vantage point, this is pretty boss, eh? Still. . .

Post: #2

Nature is awe inspiring. Things like this make me feel small and insignificant, in a strangely comforting way.


Oh, and WB the sexy news girl, love the high-ish pony tail.

Post: #3

(03-29-2016 03:09 AM)2Wycked Wrote:  This isn't the volcano's first outburst. Pavlof has erupted more than 40 times since 1790, making it one of the most consistently active volcanoes in the Aleutian arc, the USGS reported. Past eruptions include several month-long events characterized by sporadic Strombolian lava — mildly explosive lava named after the Italian Stromboli volcano, which often has these types of eruptions.

That's nothing.

My volcano erupted 4 times last night alone.

Post: #4

(03-29-2016 03:44 AM)Suits Wrote:  

(03-29-2016 03:09 AM)2Wycked Wrote:  This isn't the volcano's first outburst. Pavlof has erupted more than 40 times since 1790, making it one of the most consistently active volcanoes in the Aleutian arc, the USGS reported. Past eruptions include several month-long events characterized by sporadic Strombolian lava — mildly explosive lava named after the Italian Stromboli volcano, which often has these types of eruptions.

That's nothing.

My volcano erupted 4 times last night alone.

Yeah but...

Post: #5

And dogs everywhere salivated.

Post: #6

(03-29-2016 03:49 AM)GlobalMan Wrote:  

(03-29-2016 03:44 AM)Suits Wrote:  

(03-29-2016 03:09 AM)2Wycked Wrote:  This isn't the volcano's first outburst. Pavlof has erupted more than 40 times since 1790, making it one of the most consistently active volcanoes in the Aleutian arc, the USGS reported. Past eruptions include several month-long events characterized by sporadic Strombolian lava — mildly explosive lava named after the Italian Stromboli volcano, which often has these types of eruptions.

That's nothing.

My volcano erupted 4 times last night alone.

Yeah but...

Solution:

Post: #7

Pavlof?

It rings a belf.

Post: #8

Didn't think this deserved it's own thread. Check out this video of this avalanche caught on tape a couple days ago:





Here is a link about the video, apparently this was video was snapped near downtown Juneau:

Quote:An avalanche near downtown Juneau was caught on camera Wednesday, CBS affiliate KTVA reports.

Jerry Duncan said he was at work when he saw the slide coming down.

The city’s urban avalanche forecaster, Tom Mattice, said he wasn’t expecting the natural activity on Mt. Juneau’s Chop Gully, but it is an area that is prone to slides.

“Yesterday, it warmed up a little bit during one brief, really heavy snow shower and I think that was just enough to trigger the small slide,” Mattice said.

No homes are near the area.

Mattice said the snow turned into a “powder cloud” when it hit the 1,000 foot cliff in the basin and there was neither snow nor debris that reached a nearby hiking trail.

Jueanu’s avalanche danger level is currently at moderate.

Mattice reminds people to always take precautions when they’re venturing into the backcountry.

“Low avalanche danger is not no avalanche danger,” Mattice said. “There’s no such thing as perfectly safe conditions.”

Here is video of another recent Alaskan avalanche, this stuff is crazy:





This dude filmed rescuing his brother stranded in an avalanche on his GoPro, holy shit:





Damn!