Alaska Volcano Erupts Again; Aviation Alert Raised to Red
The Bogoslof Island photographed in 1994.
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Anchorage, Alaska (AP) -- An Alaska volcano that has been active for nearly six months has erupted again.
The Alaska Volcano Observatory says Bogoslof (BOH-gohs-lawf) Volcano in the Aleutian Islands erupted at 2:16 p.m. Sunday and sent a cloud of ash at least 35,000 feet (10,668 meters) high. The eruption lasted 55 minutes.