Researchers at the Alaska Volcano Observatory say that Mount
Redoubt may erupt within days. The mountain, which lies about
100 miles to the southwest across the Cook Inlet from Anchorage
last erupted in 1989. That event, according to the Anchorage
Daily News, "disrupted international air traffic and coated
Anchorage in a thin layer of volcanic dust." It is quite
unlikely that this eruption will really affect us here in
Portland, but if you - like many Oregonians - have friends or
family in Alaska, please pass on these volcano safety tips. And
it's never a bad time for us Oregonians to brush up on our
safety knowledge since we have dozens of volcanoes along our
beautiful Cascade Range.