Dave at Bird TLC says the Augustine volcano has erupted 4 times in the past half-day after a couple of weeks of quiet time. This is the same volcano in the Cook Inlet about 280 km southwest of Anchorage [map] that's been fairly active since just before Christmas.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory has details and the Anchorage Daily News posts regular updates too. Check out the AVO webicorder data - nothing quiet about this island right now...

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