Now why would the government want to know about Volcano?

[Botany]

And why does God hate Bobby Jindal?

Alaska volcano quiets down after making ashy mess
By RACHEL D'ORO – 5 hours ago
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's Mount Redoubt has simmered down after spreading a coating of gritty volcanic ash over scores of
communities that include the state's largest city of Anchorage.

Monitors at the Alaska Volcano Observatory say the volcano was emitting low-level tremors Sunday but no more eruptions.
The calm follows several strong eruptions Saturday that spewed an ash cloud 100 miles northeast to Anchorage and beyond.
Observatory volcanologist Game McGimsey says the accumulation of ash about 50 miles away at Nikiski was as thick as a dime.
The volcano became active a week ago, followed by at least 18 eruptions. McGimsey says the eruptions are like "bullets coming out of a gun barrel."

[MasonJar]

1. Jindal ended his presidential aspiratons in typical GOPer style. Boy,

does that party foment some really looney pols!!!!!!!!!!!

[ThoughtCriminal]

2. Thousands of lives

Nevado Del Ruiz - Columbia, 1985
Lack of monitoring results in 23,000 needless deaths.

Mount Pinatubo - Philippines, 1991
Early warnings save 5000-20000 lives including U.S. military personnel and their families, plus hundreds of millions of dollars in equipment and property.

"Something called volcano monitoring" indeed.

[rug]

3. And less than 300 kilometers from Wasilla.