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Volcano briefly erupts on Alaska island, sends up ash cloud

The Alaska Volcano Observatory says a volcano in the Aleutian Islands erupted and sent an ash cloud high into the air.
Credit: Alaska Volcano Observatory
Shishaldin Volcano in late December 2019. (Alaska Volcano Observatory)

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The National Weather Service issued an ash cloud warning for planes up to 24,000 feet after the volcano erupted Friday. It's on the largest island in the Aleutians that's also home to a village of 40 people. 

A scientist for the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, says the ash cloud was not a threat to the village. The ash moved over the ocean. 

The observatory says the volcano is at a heightened level of unrest and more explosions could occur with little warning.

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