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The following edited transmissions took place between Anchorage Center, the air traffic control facility for that region, and KLM 867: [4] Pilot: KLM 867 heavy is reaching level 250 heading 140 Anchorage Center: Okay, Do you have good sight on the ash plume at this time? Pilot: Yea, it's just cloudy it could be ashes. It's just a little browner ...
An ash cloud with an initial height of around 5.5 miles (8.9 kilometers) was reported following the morning eruption of Shishaldin Volcano. ... ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An ongoing eruption of a ...
However, an ash cloud could pose threats to aircraft, potentially disrupting air travel between North America and Asia, and health problems for communities farther away.
[needs update] The eruption deposited about 3 mm (0.12 in) of volcanic ash on the city. [10] The cleanup of ash resulted in excessive demands for water and caused major problems for the Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility. [citation needed] On March 17, 2002, there was a storm that caused 28.6 in of snow to close schools for two days. [11]
A significant explosion at 1:09 a.m. Friday produced an ash cloud that reached up to 40,000 feet (12,192 meters) and drifted south over the Pacific Ocean. Alaska volcano spews ash cloud high ...
The eruption deposited about 3 mm (0.1 in) of volcanic ash on the city. The clean-up of ash resulted in excessive demands for water and caused major problems for the Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility. The average temperature of the sea ranges from 35.8 °F (2.1 °C) in February to 53.1 °F (11.7 °C) in August. [51]
During the eruptions, reports found ash clouds reaching as high as 65,000 feet (20,000 m) above sea level. [1] In response, the National Weather Service issued a series of ash fall advisories. The Mat-Su Valley, Anchorage, Valdez and large portions of the Kenai Peninsula all received coatings of tephra. The 2009 eruptions of Mount Redoubt ...
A remote volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands that has been active in recent weeks spewed an ash cloud up to 30,000 feet (9,144 meters) in the sky on Friday, prompting warnings to pilots.