NATION IN BRIEF : ALASKA : New Volcanic Ash Mingles With Snow
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Gritty volcanic ash fell with the snow in sparsely settled parts of Alaska after an overnight eruption of Redoubt Volcano, and scientists said more eruptions may occur without warning. “Ash came down with the snow,” said Joyce Logan in Skwentna, a small town northwest of Anchorage that is more than 100 miles from the volcano. The 10,197-foot mountain rumbled briefly before it erupted, sending a plume of ash 38,000 feet skyward, geologists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory reported.
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