Blasts in the Past?

Redout volcano with vapor and clouds as viewed from the Kenai Spur Highway on June 19, 2009

Photo by Ed Marker

According to the Alaska Volcano Observatory, Mount Redoubt seems to be settling down. We last heard from the volcano three months ago during its last major eruption. In the meantime its lava dome has grown to the size of 17 Louisiana Superdomes. Local volcanologists warn, however, that the dome could fail at any time causing another major eruption.