Another fun weekend for me analyzing zircon on the SHRIMP-RG at Stanford University! I really know how to live it up during the summer.
Some news bits:
The 2009 dome at Redoubt in Alaska steaming on July 2, 2009. Image taken by Cyrus Read, courtesy of USGS/AVO
In another sign that Redoubt's 2009 eruption might be at an end, AVO has ceased 24 hour staffing of their operations center. They still warn that Redoubt might still have more activity up its sleeve, but as of now, things are pretty quite. The latest update on Redoubt reports that the new dome continues to steam away and seismicity still remains very slightly above background levels. The volcano currently sits at Yellow / Advisory status.
PHIVOLCS officials have raised the alert status at Mayon to Level 2 (this link has video of the steaming volcano), which indicates "moderate unrest". Low-frequency earthquakes have increased, ...
