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Aleutian volcano spews up ash cloud in two strong bursts

The Alaska Volcano Observatory says an Aleutian Islands volcano sent up an ash cloud twice Tuesday morning..
Credit: Alaska Volcano Observatory
Shishaldin Volcano in late December 2019. (Alaska Volcano Observatory)

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The National Weather Service issued a warning to pilots for ash from the Shishaldin Volcano. The volcano about 5 a.m. 

Tuesday spewed up a cloud that reached 19,000 feet. Seismic activity diminished for a few hours, but it ramped up again, sending up a cloud that reached 25,000 feet and had more ash. 

The cloud moved northeast into the Bering Sea, but it was expected to drop trace amounts of ash on the Alaska Peninsula. Seismic activity at the volcano diminished after noon.

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