Bogoslof volcano has a new lava dome. Cleveland volcano continues to put up ash and extrude lava, and the alert level for Pavlof volcano was raised to “advisory.”
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At a safe distance: Monitoring remote volcanoes from remote locations
How do researchers monitor Alaska’s most active volcanoes from afar? Technology has gotten to the point where the crew can do most monitoring from anywhere, even from home.
Before and after photos of Bogoslof Island show big changes after recent eruption
The small Aleutian island of Bogoslof is even smaller after recent eruptions have changed its shape dramatically.
Monitoring Bogoslof: How life responds to volcanic destruction
Bogoslof Island is now a natural laboratory where researchers can see how the island and its ecosystem respond to volcanic activity.
For Homer resident, Bogoslof eruptions mean more habitat for wildlife
A volcano in the eastern Aleutians has been erupting for the past week. Bogoslof volcano is an uninhabited island 60 miles northwest of Unalaska. It’s part of the Alaska Maritime Wildlife Refuge, which is based hundreds of miles away in Homer.
Fur seal numbers boom on Aleutians’ remote Bogoslof Island
Northern fur seals have been declining for decades in their stronghold on St. Paul Island in Alaska’s Pribilof Islands, but their numbers are taking off a couple hundred miles to the south.
Fur seal decline could be linked to change in diet
The Northern fur seals that breed on the Pribilof islands have been on the decline for decades, but a smaller colony just 200 miles away is thriving. A new study of these colonies is challenging scientists’ assumptions about what marine animals need from their environment — and how they get it.