Ketchikan residents are going to be paying for this cold, dry winter. Ketchikan Public Utilities Electric Division started supplementing the community’s hydroelectric power with more expensive diesel about a week ago. With no rain or warmer temperatures expected anytime soon, KPU officials expect to continue running those generators into the foreseeable future.
Weather
Taku winds possible this weekend, weather service says
The weather service expects very cold air with risk of freezing spray in the inner channels. Marine and aviation travel are likely to be impacted.
Bogoslof volcano starts 2017 with another eruption
Scientists believe Bogoslof volcano erupted for the first time this year, following a series of explosions that date back to mid-December. Monitors on nearby islands detected seismic activity Monday emanating from the Eastern Aleutian volcano.
Analysis unearths earlier Bogoslof eruptions
Eruptions at a volcano in the Eastern Aleutian Islands are thought to have begun earlier than previously thought. According to a retrospective analysis, the Alaska Volcano Observatory now thinks Bogoslof volcano first erupted on Dec. 16.
Bogoslof volcano continues to experience seismic activity
Seismic unrest continues at Bogoslof volcano. The Alaska Volcano Observatory believes an ash-producing eruption began Wednesday night on the Eastern Aleutian island. Heavy clouds in the region are making it difficult to confirm.
For Homer resident, Bogoslof eruptions mean more habitat for wildlife
A volcano in the eastern Aleutians has been erupting for the past week. Bogoslof volcano is an uninhabited island 60 miles northwest of Unalaska. It’s part of the Alaska Maritime Wildlife Refuge, which is based hundreds of miles away in Homer.