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The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO)

By Alan Sorum | Published: 17 December 2010

Recent eruptions of the Kasatochi, Cleveland, and Okmok Volcanoes in Alaska have highlighted the importance of the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) to the state. In a one-month period starting on 12 July 2008, the three Aleutian Island volcanoes erupted, with ash reaching at times to 35,000 feet. Flying ash presents an obvious hazard to aircraft [...]

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Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

By Alan Sorum | Published: 24 November 2009

Alaska’s Aleutian Islands span some 1,200 miles across the North Pacific Ocean dividing the Bering Sea from the Gulf of Alaska to the south. An area rich in seafood, coastal communities in both Russia and Alaska depend greatly on the marine resources of this region. Terry Johnson, a Marine Advisory Program Agent in Homer, Alaska [...]

Posted in Book Reviews, Natural History | Also tagged Alaska Marine Advisory Program, Alaska Sea Grant, Aleutian Chain, Bering Sea, Forgotten War, Gulf of Alaska, North Pacific Ocean, Ring of Fire, Terry L. Johnson | Comments closed

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Chugiak Mountain Eve - ONCE upon a winter’s eve, I found my person walking upon the snowy banks of some mountain carving river midway into the heart of Alaska’s Chugiak Mountain range. The air was crisp and sharp in winter’s thrall and the heavy laden branches swayed and groaned under their silvery burdens. The sky overhead shone faintly as father Sun prepared to make his bed in a hanging glacial valley far behind the realm of human comprehension. Right now he was just brushing his celestial teeth.

Peaks and ridges backlit with the dusky rose haze of alpenglow cast the whole frozen world in a pink light that warranted an argument. For none was needed. Here was a place of peace. Untouched primal beauty as it was in the old days. I felt that by even being in this magical place that I was in some way interfering in the very balance of nature. For all of the serenity and peace that was granted to me by those mountain gods of their range, alas, I was an interloper yet. - Nicklaus Sorum

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