Ash plumes call attention to active volcano in Alaska

Ash plumes call attention to active volcano in Alaska: "Ash plumes call attention to active volcano in Alaska
Eruption - Augustine awakens on an uninhabited island in Cook Inlet, causing disruptions in air traffic
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
RICHARD L. HILL

While winter clouds cloak Mount St. Helens' ongoing eruption, Alaska's Augustine volcano is throwing up steam and ash for all to see.

Dormant for 20 years, the 4,134-foot volcano in south-central Alaska began erupting two weeks ago today. Small earthquakes and steam emissions began last spring."