This Day in Alaska History-December 14th, 1989
2022 Pacific volcano eruption made a deep dive into Alaska
[content id=”79272″] Atmospheric waves from a massive 2022 South Pacific volcanic eruption created seismic waves that penetrated Earth to at least 5 kilometers in Alaska, creating an opportunity to employ an unusual method of peering into the state’s deep subsurface. Ken Macpherson, a scientist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, and other […]
Tiny crystals provide insight to massive 2006 Augustine Volcano eruption
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 Volcano. Graduate student researcher Valerie Wasser at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute determined that the addition of hot new magma into Augustine’s reservoir […]
This Day in Alaskan History-June 9th, 1912
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