Redoubt Mini-update for 2/8/2009

Guess what?Still rumbling, still steaming, but still no eruption.I’ll put money on the idea that Redoubt will erupt tomorrow, when I have jury duty.

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Guess what?

Still rumbling, still steaming, but still no eruption.

I’ll put money on the idea that Redoubt will erupt tomorrow, when I have jury duty.

Volcanologist, Denison University

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