On Wednesday, a remote volcano in Alaska started emitting lava and threw ask plume again into its ice-filled caldera. However, the authorities were not yet alarmed about the volcano's new activity and informed the villagers to stay calm.
Veniaminof is an active stratovolcano. Stratovolcanoes are the most deadly among all typesof volcanoes and made of layers of ash and lave. Its satellite imagery and seismic activity on Sunday indicated that it has begun releasing a small amount of lava flow after being silent for almost a week.
Perryville is an Alutiiq subsistence village with a population of 110 and is the nearest community in the volcano. During the eruption of Novarupta, the largest volcanic eruption in the 20th century, Alutiiq people left their homes and Perryville served as their shelter since 1912.
An office clerk for Oceanside Native Corporation in Perryville, Timothy Kosbruck, said in an interview with the Witchita Eagle that their weather is a little shabby now and that the volcano is not visible because it’s covered with fog.
He added that he hasn’t noted any activity but it’s not as serene as about three weeks ago. Rumbles could be heard and lava flows can be seen so it’s really acting up.
Veniaminof has lost its temper almost 12 times in the past two centuries. Eruptions that occurred between 1993 to1995, are the most notable ones where it released steam and ash together with a small lava flow pushed out from a vent. The lava flow then melted snow and ice, creating an oval-shaped ice pit.
Its eruptions were described by brief bursts of ash and small explosions that reached not greater than 20,000 feet.
In 2002, 2004, and 2005, small ash-producing explosions took place. In 1983 and 1984 an ash plume that rose at 25,000 feet was produced. And in 1939, after an eruption, a centimeter-thick of fine ash fell on Perryville.
