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Alaska’s active volcanoes is releasing arcs of lava and plumes of ash …

One of Alaska’s many active volcanoes is releasing arcs of lava and plumes of ash this week that have provoked flight warnings for the region.

The 8,262-foot (2,518-meter) Pavlof Volcano on the Alaska Peninsula, 590 miles (950 kms) southwest of Anchorage in the remote wilderness, has been shooting lava to a height of approximately 500 meters.

A plume of ash, meanwhile, reached 24,000 feet (7,315…