Mt Redoubt

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Monitors say Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano has erupted again with an ash plume shooting about 15,000 feet high.
The blast shortly after 5 a.m. The plume appeared to be drifting north to northwest.

The 10,200-foot volcano, about 100 miles southwest of Anchorage, erupted six times in less than 24 hours Sunday and Monday, with ash plumes shooting up to 60,000 feet, more than 9 miles into the air in the volcano's first emissions in nearly 20 years.


Ash from Alaska's volcanos is like a rock fragment with jagged edges and has been used as an industrial abrasive. It can injure skin, eyes and breathing passages. The young, the elderly and people with respiratory problems are especially susceptible to ash-related health problems. Ash can also cause damage engines in planes, cars and other vehicles.

Alaska Airlines on Monday canceled 19 flights because of the ash. In-state carrier Era Aviation canceled four, and Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage kept 60 planes, including fighter jets, cargo aircraft and a 747 commercial plane, in shelters.


The first eruption, in a sparsely populated area across Cook Inlet from the Kenai Peninsula, occurred at 10:38 p.m. Sunday. The sixth happened happened at 7:41 p.m. Monday, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory.

Taken from: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510435,00.html

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Mt Redoubt

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Monitors say Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano has erupted again with an ash plume shooting about 15,000 feet high.
The blast shortly after 5 a.m. The plume appeared to be drifting north to northwest.

The 10,200-foot volcano, about 100 miles southwest of Anchorage, erupted six times in less than 24 hours Sunday and Monday, with ash plumes shooting up to 60,000 feet, more than 9 miles into the air in the volcano's first emissions in nearly 20 years.


Ash from Alaska's volcanos is like a rock fragment with jagged edges and has been used as an industrial abrasive. It can injure skin, eyes and breathing passages. The young, the elderly and people with respiratory problems are especially susceptible to ash-related health problems. Ash can also cause damage engines in planes, cars and other vehicles.

Alaska Airlines on Monday canceled 19 flights because of the ash. In-state carrier Era Aviation canceled four, and Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage kept 60 planes, including fighter jets, cargo aircraft and a 747 commercial plane, in shelters.


The first eruption, in a sparsely populated area across Cook Inlet from the Kenai Peninsula, occurred at 10:38 p.m. Sunday. The sixth happened happened at 7:41 p.m. Monday, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory.

Taken from: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510435,00.html

Tallest Building in Singapore

In Singapore, there are 3 buildings with the same height:
OUB centre, UOB Plaza 1 and Republic Plaza, all standing at a height of 280 m (919 ft).

However, Ms Liang said that the tallest building held the Vertical Marathon. The building that held the Vertical Marathon is Swissotel, standing at 226 m (741 ft). So, the tallest building is not the building that held the Vertical Marathon.

Tallest Building in the World

The tallest building is the Burj Dubai, in Dubai.
Height: 818 m, 2,684 ft
Stories: 162
Built in: 2009
It is already built, but is not ready for opening. So, it is not yet considered as the tallest building yet. Therefore, as of now, the tallest building in the World now, is Taipei 101,
Height: 509 m, 1,671 ft
Stories: 101
Year Built: 2004