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L. Coyote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 01:05 PM
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Alaska volcano erupts, ashes spew 30,000 feet up
Source: Yahoo

Alaska volcano erupts, ashes spew 30,000 feet up

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska's Mount Redoubt has erupted again, sending an ash cloud 30,000 feet into the air.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory says the eruption happened about 8:30 a.m. Thursday.

The National Weather Service says prevailing winds are expected to carry the ash slowly to the Homer area. It could take four to six hours ........

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090326/ap_on_re_us/alaska_volcano
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Fresh_Start Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 01:11 PM
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1. if a volcano blows in Alaska
and there is no one there to see it,
does that volcano still threaten life, health and environment?

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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 01:17 PM
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2. Ask Bobby Jindal,
and he'll tell you how silly all that "volcano monitoring" is.

Wait until he's on a plane that loses visibility because of volcanic ash. I want to hear that little pissant mock volcano monitoring then......................
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Tempest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 01:20 PM
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3. It's threatening an oil tank farm at Mt. Redoubt's base

And Palin's not doing a thing about it.
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happygoluckytoyou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 01:24 PM
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4. Bobby Jindal, where are you when america needs you.... oh yeah.... THEY DON'T...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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happygoluckytoyou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 01:24 PM
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5. Even SARAH PALIN saw this one coming..... from her FRONT PORCH !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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xocet Donating Member (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-26-09 02:58 PM
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6. DEW Line Breach !?!?!
Does this mean that Sarah Palin can no longer effectively monitor Russia?

Oh no!
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