Thursday, January 29, 2009

Environmental lawyer Sanders says Mt. Redoubt showing classic signs of upcoming eruption in Alaska's "ring of fire."

The Alaskan Volcano Observatory announced that Mount Redoubt is showing the classical signs of a coming eruption from the 10,917-foot peak in Alaska. Geologists upgraded the aviation color code for Mt. Redoubt from yellow to orange, indicating that an eruption may be imminent. The volcanic mountain is located about 50 miles west of Kenai and 100 miles southwest of Anchorage.

Mt. Redoubt last erupted during a five-month period from December 1989 through April 1990.