Samples of extremely small crystal clots, each polished to the thickness of a human hair or thinner, have revealed information about the process triggering the major 2006 eruption of Alaska's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Augustine Volcano, which rises out of southern Cook Inlet, is seen from the air on March 7, 2023 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mount Augustine is seen on Aug. 17, 2021, from a campsite on the island. (Photo by Matthew Loewen/Alaska Volcano Observatory / U.S ...

An image of Augustine erupting on January 13, 2006, from about 50 miles away from the volcano. Courtesy of Gerald Andrew When Mount St. Augustine in Alaska erupted in mid-January 2006 for the first ...

Samples of extremely small crystal clots, each polished to the thickness of a human hair or thinner, have revealed information about the process triggering the major 2006 eruption of Alaska’s ...

Augustine Island during geology field work in July, 2013. (M.L. Coombs/Alaska Volcano Observatory & U.S. Geological Survey) An Alaska company could start prospecting for energy on the active volcano ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Thick, gray clouds screening Augustine Volcano parted long enough to reveal a billowing steam plume, fresh mud flows and a small snow and rock avalanche, all released by an ...

HOMER, Alaska — New data from Augustine Volcano, including satellite measurement of the island’s swelling and subsiding, suggest that this winter’s eruption is coming to an end, scientists said Friday ...

ANCHORAGE — A volcano near Alaska’s most populated region is being watched by scientists and officials, who warned Thursday of the risk of ash and a tsunami if it erupted. Intensifying rumblings in ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A volcano on an uninhabited island 180 miles from Anchorage erupted four times Friday, sending plumes of ash more than six miles into the sky. Airplanes were warned to keep at ...

Companies will soon be able to bid on opportunities to tap a volcanic island in Cook Inlet to generate renewable energy. Alaska officials have scheduled a geothermal lease sale covering a little more ...