The Pavlof volcano was seen spitting out ash a few days ago. Scientist say that this is a new phase of eruptive activity. This cause them to have a heightened alert level for the volcano. There was an observer in Cold Bay who spotted the ash. He says the ash was at about 9,000 feet in elevation.
He was about 36 miles away from the volcano when he had seen it. This volcano had last eruption began in early June and ended in late July of this year. Pavlof is considered the most active volcano in Alaska. AVO upgraded the volcano from "normal" to "watch." AVO says that the seismic tremor had greatly increased in a few hours and has stay elevated.
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