Aviation Warning Issued Due to Volcanic Eruption in Alaska

On Thursday, the Alaska Volcano Observatory issued its highest alert level for aviation for the second consecutive day due to a volcanic eruption which is spewing a mammoth ash cloud in the Aleutian Islands.

According to The Associated Press, the Bogoslof volcano erupted Wednesday for the second time in two days, and observatory volcanologist Robert McGimsey said the highest alert level was downgraded hours after the eruptions.

McGimsey called the two eruptions carbon copies of each other.

While each of the two separate eruptions only lasted a short time, the first launched ash and steam 34,000 feet into the air and the second sent particles 1,000 feet higher. The alert level has been lowered due to no recent volcano activity.

Satellite image of Dec. 21, 2016 #Bogoslof volcano eruption cloud. https://t.co/TIHXWuEE3lpic.twitter.com/Zsw3KulMe2

- Alaska AVO (@alaska_avo) December 22, 2016

Explosive eruption of the #Bogoslof#Volcano in the Aleutians via a limb via from #Himawari - we're seeing the side of the volcanic cloud pic.twitter.com/CMX2afIcJy

- Dan Lindsey (@DanLindsey77) December 22, 2016

The volcano is found on Bogoslof Island in the Bering Sea about 850 miles southwest of Anchorage.

Earlier this year, the Turrialba Volcano in Costa Rica also erupted, sending ash, gas and aerosols more than 3,000 feet into the air and disrupting travel to and from the Central American country.

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