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 ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Augustine Volcano erupted Tuesday morning, sending an ash plume 8 1/2 miles into the air, officials at the Alaska Volcano Observatory said. Because winds are moving in ...

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 ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Ash from a steadily erupting volcano in south-central Alaska wafted slowly toward the southern Kenai Peninsula and grounded flights to and from Kodiak Island on Monday.