Alaska on alert as volcano expected to erupt

January 31, 2009 A volcano in Alaska

A file US Geological Survey photo shows a volcano in Alaska. Alaska was on alert as scientists warned that a volcano rumbling near the state's largest city Anchorage was likely to erupt.

Alaska was on alert as scientists warned that a volcano rumbling near the state's largest city Anchorage was likely to erupt.

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This one event will pollute the equivalent of more than 400 years of SUV emissions.
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