Three Alaskan volcanoes have been erupting simultaneously for two weeks

Source: The Hill | August 17, 2021 | Jenna Romaine

“This lava fountain is kind of unusual for Great Sitkin.”

Three Alaskan volcanoes have been erupting simultaneously for the last two weeks.

Near the end of the Alaska Peninsula, the Pavlof Volcano is still at alert level Orange, indicating an eruption is underway or likely, though no ash emissions were observed on Monday.

In the Aleutian Islands, the Great Sitkin Volcano is also at alert level Orange, with no ash observed, but lava streams still flowing.

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Meanwhile, at the western end of the Aleutian Islands, the uninhabited volcanic island of Semisopochnoi is under Orange alert while explosions and emissions of ash continue to occur.

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