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3-hour volcanic eruption in Alaska threatens villages with ash

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Residents of the Aleutian Islands are under ash advisory after Bogoslof Island’s volcano had its strongest recorded eruption Tuesday night. The National Weather Service warned that the fishing communities could see a trace amount of ash following the powerful eruption.

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This isn’t the first time the volcano has erupted. Tuesday was the 36th recorded eruption over the last three months, with the next most recent one occurring February 19, CNBC reported. However, the length of the eruption and intensity were unexpected.

#Bogoslof volcanic ash cloud, 12:45 am March 8 ASKT. Cloud height >35K ft. Img by Dave Schneider, #USGS/AVO. https://t.co/YJkZa2ZT38pic.twitter.com/FVE98ahxf8

— Alaska AVO (@alaska_avo) March 8, 2017

#Alaska volcano erupts again, sending ash cloud over Aleutian Islands https://t.co/rdCX7ZDg6W (PSR) #Bogoslofpic.twitter.com/xLjGwS4gHH

— Irish Examiner (@irishexaminer) March 8, 2017

Huge new lava outbreak at #Kilauea volcano, Hawaii & Large explosive eruption ejects ash 10.6 km (35 000 feet) at #Bogoslof, Alaska pic.twitter.com/FwWuIgOv8N

— magaly ferrer (@maga33141) March 8, 2017

Alaska’s Bogoslof volcano explodes, warnings sent on North Asia-U.S. flights https://t.co/McjxxuXibTpic.twitter.com/MHMVDOnpvi

— CNBC International (@CNBCi) March 8, 2017

It was the most significant event for the entire eruption,” US Geological Survey geologist Kristi Wallace told CNBC.

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The spectacle lasted three hours and was marked by 200 lightning strikes, until it “just shut off,” according to Wallace. While the event did not disrupt air traffic, that may have been sheer luck. Any eruption above 20,000 feet can pose a risk to flights traveling between Asia and the US. In addition, Bogoslof could again erupt at any time.

The observatory that Wallace works out of received some complaints, she explained, but the community of 4,500 people did not seem to be impacted by the eruption.

John Lyons, a geophysicist at the observatory, told the Alaska Dispatch News: “[It was] nothing significant, although it sounds like some locations got a light dusting.

Incredible video of lava spewing from Hawaiian volcano https://t.co/zfudVU5Zxxpic.twitter.com/2NR6ps1i77

— RT America (@RT_America) May 26, 2016

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