Talk:Mount Redoubt

Lahars a threat to people in the area?

According to the Article:

Yavşak ibne gibi bişidir ya.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.169.147.187 (talk) 15:41, 26 March 2009 (UTC) "If the lahars had gone much further, they could easily have threatened people in the Cook Inlet area"

I'm just wondering how a lahar entering Cook inlet from the Drift River would endanger anybody in the area. Senor Cuete (talk) 18:54, 31 January 2009 (UTC)Senor Cuete

• There are very few people close enough to the mountain to be threatened by a lahar. I believe the Drift River Oil Terminal was evacuated. There are pictures at the Alaska Volcano Observatory website indicating a lahar has hit the terminal and deposited almost 2 meters of mud there. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:04, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Steep or Not?

According to the Introduction: "Mount Redoubt is not a particularly steep peak..."

But in the Geology section it says: "The volcano's cone is steep–sided..."

So, is it steep or not? Senor Cuete (talk) 15:53, 1 February 2009 (UTC)Senor Cuete

That does need to be fixed, although it is not as contradictory as it sounds. In the intro, the implied comparison is supposed to be with all mountains (including non-volcanoes), whereas in the Geology section, I think the comparison is with volcanoes only. I'll try for a fix and see what people think. -- Spireguy (talk) 16:22, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Caught the 3rd Explosion on WSR-88D

I copied the animated .gif radar loop (Public Domain, Produced by US Gov.) from the NOAA/NWS site of the 3rd, and largest so far explosion, and put it on my blog at http://zaphodb777.dyndns.org/blog/index.php . If appropriate, someone may wish to grab it, and massage it for inclusion in this article.

66.119.62.97 (talk) Zaphod —Preceding undated comment added 10:24, 23 March 2009 (UTC).

 Many thanks. Fleetflame 23:51, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Minor Edit

Have changed the precision of the volume from -3 to -9. But I suggest that cubic miles and cubic km are more sensible units for mountain volumes. No conversion template for these units. Makewrite (talk) 06:19, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Crude oil storage

• Anchorage Daily News "OIl terminal survives flooding sparked by eruption heat" This may be a propos. --Wetman (talk) 07:02, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Name etymology

Does anyone know the origin of the name Redoubt? I'd be curious to know —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.189.249.13 (talk) 07:20, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

• Well, there is the word redoubt, which is a type of fortification. It's possible it was thought the mountain resembled a fortress. There is also a story I've heard that when Captain Cook was sailing up the inlet looking for the Northwest Passage, he saw a large mountain that led him to once again re-consider whether he might have found the passage, or in other words, causing him to "re-doubt" his hypothesis. Me feeling is that this is one of those stories old timer Alaskans tell to newcomers in the hopes that they will repeat it and make a fool of themselves though. I just checked GNIS and they seem to be indicating it does mean a "fortified place." Beeblebrox (talk) 20:15, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

I added some relevant name info. More important: should the page be moved to "Redoubt Volcano", since that's the official name? I would vote yes unless someone comes up with cites showing that "Mount Redoubt" is the overwhelmingly preferred local usage. -- Spireguy (talk) 01:57, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Jindal Embarrased?

When did the Louisiana Governor say he was embarrassed by his volcano comment? ThreeE (talk) 20:44, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

That whole section has seen a lot edits over the past few hours, and none of them have been particularly well-sourced or encyclopedic. In my opinion, the whole section could be pushed over a cliff and no one would miss it. Fleetflame 20:50, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

It does seem that the political comment (popular culture?) would go in the Jindal article... ThreeE (talk) 20:55, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

I removed the entire section; let's see how long the eidt stands :-) Fleetflame 21:36, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

I was about to say, its a good thing we monitor those volcanoes 07:50, 26 March 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.14.195.179 (talk)

We should put info about what Jindal said and the responses to it since Redoubt erupted, since there has been a number of articles in the press mentioning this connection, so we should too. 86.174.176.223 (talk) 00:11, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

3/26/09

I'm sure there will be some good sources in the coming hours, but just FYI the eruption today sent a cloud of ash into populated areas on the southern Kenai Peninsula, including Ninilchik and Homer. The event lasted several hours, but ash deposits were fairly light, less than 1/8 of an inch. Still annoying though, my eyes are still burning. Beeblebrox (talk) 02:05, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

2009 eruptive activity moved

The list of eruptive activity for 2009 was getting too long for the article. I feel the information is very relevant, but due to its length I have created its own article. 2009 Mount Redoubt (Alaska) eruptive activity. I hope this keeps the main article concise while retaining the relevant information. Michaelh2001 (talk) 17:32, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Interesting clip

This time-lapse video assembled from AVO images from 30 March shows the ash plume coming north straight at the camera, and gradually moving to a more easterly direction as the wind direction shifts. Kablammo (talk) 16:35, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

It appears that the later images have been removed from the loop and it is now much inferior. I think this website is a commercial one, but I left it in as the clips are interesting viewing for the few days clear enough to assemble multiple views. Kablammo (talk) 23:35, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

I appreciate it

I appreciate you guys adding content to the article. It is in my plans to make it into an FA after it disappears from the news. However, when you guys add content, since the article is a good article, you need to use a citation template and properly format it. It is imperative to the article's stability as a GA. Thank you, Ceranthor 21:34, 31 March 2009 (UTC)