Alaska volcano lava dome forms, alert level raised

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Alaska volcano lava dome forms, alert level raised

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The warning level for a remote Alaska volcano has been raised after a new lava dome began forming, indicating the mountain could explode and send up an ash cloud that could threaten aircraft.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory on Tuesday elevated the alert status for Cleveland Volcano.

Officials say the new lava dome was spotted in the summit crater. The observatory says as of Monday, the dome was about 130 feet in diameter.

There have been no eruptions since Dec. 25 and Dec. 29, which destroyed the earlier lava dome built up over the fall.

Cleveland is a 5,675-foot peak on an uninhabited island 940 miles southwest of Anchorage.

Authorities say sudden eruptions could occur at any time, and ash clouds 20,000 feet above sea level are possible.


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Here is a pic I found from the Cleveland volcano in 2006, its been pretty active since then, things are really heating up....

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link to live webcam, but it seems the camera is down....is something happening?

http://avo.alaska.edu/webcam/Cleveland.php

This camera is located on top of High Hill a few miles North of the village of Nikolski on the western end of Umnak Island. Mount Cleveland is approximately 45 miles from the camera. The summit of Mt. Cleveland is located at the center of the image. Mount Carlisle can be seen on the right edge of the image. Due to the typically bad weather in this area of the state, Mt. Cleveland and Mt. Carlisle won't be visible very often.