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Analysis Unearths Earlier Bogoslof Eruptions

Courtesy Lynda Lybeck-Robinson

Updated: 12/30 at 10:30 a.m.

Eruptions at a volcano in the Eastern Aleutian Islands are thought to have begun earlier than previously thought.

According to a retrospective analysis, the Alaska Volcano Observatory now thinks Bogoslof volcano first erupted on December 16.

So far, the observatory believes there have been eight eruptions this month and there could be more. Previous eruptions have lasted weeks. 

The eruptions have lasted as long as an hour, thrown ash up to 35,000 ft into the air, and dramatically changed the island.

Zoë Sobel reported for KUCB from 2016 until 2019. She returned to KUCB after a year living in Nepal and Malaysia as a Luce Scholar. She then returned to KUCB as a ProPublica reporter August of 2020 through August of 2021.
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