Geologists lower alert level on Alaska volcano
Bogoslof Volcano erupted 5 times Monday night
The Alaska Volcano Observatory has lowered the alert level on anAleutians Island volcano.
The observatory says Bogoslof (BOH-gohs-lawf) Volcano eruptedfive times Monday night.
The bursts lasted from 10 to 30 minutes and generated volcanicclouds that rose as high as 25,000 feet.
The clouds dissipated within 30 minutes each time.
The volcano erupted again for six minutes starting at 8:17 a.m. Tuesday but satellite imagery did not detect an ash cloud.
Residents of Unalaska and Dutch Harbor report smelling sulfurfrom the volcano both days.
With no more activity, the observatory lowered the alert levelfrom "warning" to "watch."
Geologist say activity at Bogoslof could ramp quickly with shortor long-lived explosions.
Bogoslof has erupted periodically since mid-December.