Cleveland Lava Dome Expanding Again

Wednesday, September 07 2011

Mount Cleveland is on watch once more.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory bumped the aviation color code from yellow to orange yesterday after the group observed that the lava dome in Cleveland’s crater was growing again. The dome has expanded 50 percent this week, and it is now nearly 400 feet in diameter.

Cleveland lies 115 miles from Unalaska, and a major eruption could affect air travel in the region.



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