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We also have fantastic tools to observe, to measure, and to monitor natural phenomena. Tools which can provide a satellite images of a major volcanic eruption in real time (see Figure 40). In this example, Flight Engineer Jeff Williams from the International Space Station's Expedition 13 contacted the Alaska Volcano Observatory to report the Cleveland Volcano had produced a plume of ash at 3:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time on 23 May 2006. Two hours after taking this photo, the plume had completely detached from the volcano and the ash clouds had reached 6,000 meters (20,000 feet) above sea level. We can measure the Cleveland volcano and know it is 1,730 meters (5,675 feet) tall and 8,500 meters (27,800 feet) in diameter, which is equivalent to a volume of about 3,850,000 cubic meters (41,440,000 cubic feet). At 50 pounds per cubic foot, this volcano weighs about 3.4 million tons.3.102 There are 150 islands and 50 active volcanoes in the Aleutian Islands. Scientists sometimes come across as thinking who needs God, especially when we can measure and count and understand natural phenomena in detail like this.
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| Figure 40. Eruption of the Cleaveland Volcano on Chuginadak Island in the Aleutian Islands at 3:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time on 23 May 2006. Image from NASA.3.103 |
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