Volcano Prompts Air Traffic Warnings
From Times Wire Reports
A volcano on an uninhabited island erupted, spewing ash about five miles into the sky and prompting air traffic authorities to warn planes to steer clear of the cloud.
The ash from Augustine Volcano was not expected to reach Anchorage, the state’s most populous city nearly 200 miles to the northeast, meteorologists said.
Flights were restricted in a five-mile radius around the volcano and for 50,000 feet above it, said Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Mike Fergus. The ash can clog jet engines.
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