This month has been an interesting month with all of Alaska's glorious natural disasters. Nothing serious has happened, but we have had some concerned inquiries about earthquakes that took place in our area, or volcanoes erupting.
Luckily all earthquakes have been minor and we have learned that we live not to far from a fault line. (that is where two of the earth's plates connect and is one of the most common places for earthquakes).
The biggest new right now is Mt. Redoubt. This Volcanoe has been threatening to erupt for the last 2 months, but it wasn't until Wednesday that is actually started letting off steam. We have not seen any of the effects of the volcanoe, but I know that many flights have been canceled or delayed because of ash in the air. As long as the wind doesn't change directions, the ash shouldn't get blown our way. You can see updates on the volcanoes eruptions at http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/Redoubt.php . Last time it had an episode of eruption it continued activity for about 4 months. So we will see what happens this time.
If you have any questions or just want to talk to Aaron or I feel free to call us anytime! Or e-mail us and we can get back to you even faster.
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