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Alaska's Mount Redoubt erupts again

The Mount Redoubt volcano in Alaska has had another large eruption after being relatively quiet for nearly a week.
Image: Mount Redoubt bellows steam and ash across the Cook Inlet from Ninilchik, Alaska
In this March 26, 2009 photo, Mount Redoubt bellows steam and ash across the Cook Inlet from Ninilchik, Alaska.Al Grillo / AP file
/ Source: The Associated Press

The Mount Redoubt volcano in Alaska has had another large eruption after being relatively quiet for nearly a week.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory in Anchorage says the volcano about 100 miles southwest of the city erupted early Saturday.

The National Weather Service said radar indicated a plume of volcanic ash rose 50,000 feet into the sky, making this one of the largest eruptions since the volcano became active on March 22.

The ash cloud was drifting toward the southeast and there were reports of the fine, gritty ash falling in towns on the Kenai Peninsula.