Wind kicks up 100-year-old volcano ash in Alaska

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Phys.org - 10/31/12, Becky Bohrer

A smog-like haze that hung over part of Alaska's Kodiak Island this week was courtesy of a volcanic eruption—100 years ago. 
 
The National Weather Service says strong winds and a lack of snow Tuesday helped stir up ash from the 1912 eruption of Novarupta, the largest volcanic blast of the 20th century.
 
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