Guest Thinkers — September 1, 2010

Redoubt Mini-update

For all you Redoubt vigil holders…

According to AVO at ~12:30 (2/5/09):

Starting at 11:18 AKST (20:18 UTC), a burst of more intense seismic tremor occurred. This episode lasted for about 4 minutes and was the most most energetic since January 30. Radar and pilot observations confirm our analysis that no eruption occurred.

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