Three remote Alaska volcanoes are in various states of eruption, with one producing lava and the other two blowing ash clouds into the skyANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Three remote Alaska volcanoes are in various states of eruption, one producing lava and the other two blowing steam and ash. So far, none of the small communities near the volcanoes have been affected, Chris Waythomas, a geologist with the Alaska Volcano Observatory, said Thursday. The observatory on Thursday received reports from people in the community of Adak of a lava fountain at the summit of the Great Sitkin volcano. “The fact that they just happen to walk outside and see it was really great,” Waythomas said. “This lava fountain is kind of unusual for Great Sitkin, but it’s been fairly passive at this point,” he said.

Source: ABC News August 05, 2021 21:22 UTC