Erupting Alaska volcano spews high ash cloud, triggers inflight warnings for pilots
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A towering cloud of ash was spewed into the air following a volcano eruption in Alaska’s Aleutian Island. The National Weather Service has issued an inflight warning to pilots.
A significant explosion at 1:09 a.m. Friday produced an ash cloud that reached up to 40,000 feet and drifted south over the Pacific Ocean. A second smaller explosion at 7:10 a.m. Friday reached about 15,000 feet.
The National Weather Service issued a inflight weather advisory due to the drifting ash cloud.
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