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Weekly Highlights for 06-04-2009

I. Departmental/Bureau News

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B. Current

Redoubt Eruption and Monitoring Continues
As the 2009 eruption of Redoubt enters its 11th week, USGS Alaska Science Center staff at the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) and visiting staff from USGS Cascades and Hawaiian Volcano Observatories, University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, and the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys continue monitoring the volcano around the clock. The Aviation Color Code remains at ORANGE with the Alert Level at WATCH. A lava dome continues to grow in the summit crater. Fixed-wing flights sample gases and helicopter-supported field work to study lahar deposits were undertaken. Data from real-time seismic networks, web cameras, ground-based radar, GPS stations, an infrasound instrument, and near-real imagery from satellites are monitored by AVO staff 24/7. AVO continues to post daily updates of Redoubts condition on the AVO website (http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/Redoubt.php). AVO is a partnership among the USGS, the State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, and The University of Alaska Geophysical Institute.
Contact: Thomas Murray Anchorage, AK, (907) 786-7042

II. Press Inquiries/Media

USGS/ASC/AVO volcanologist Tina Neal will appear on the local public broadcasting TV station KAKM's Hangar Flying, an Alaska-based aviation focused series on June 4. Tina will speak about the ongoing eruption of Redoubt Volcano and its impacts on aviation operations. She will be interviewed by Carl Siebe, longtime Hangar Flying co-host and aviator in Alaska, and Chair of the Alaska Aviation Safety Foundation. This is the third USGS/AVO appearance on this program.
Contact: C. (Tina) Neal Anchorage, AK, (907) 786-7458

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