Three volcanoes are erupting at the same time in Alaska

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The simultaneous eruptions have been going on for more than a week but do not currently pose a threat to nearby communities or air travel.Aug. 13, 2021, 10:08 AM PDT/UpdatedAug. 13, 2021, 10:13 AM PDTByDenise Chow

Along a remote, roughly 800-mile stretch of Alaska’s Aleutian island chain, three volcanoes are erupting at the same time, with at least two spewing low levels of ash and steam.

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Active lava fountains spew from the Great Sitkin volcano in Alaska, on Aug. 5.Peggy Kruse / Alaska Volcano Obs / Reuters

The simultaneous eruptions have been going on for more than a week but do not currently pose a threat to nearby communities and have not disrupted any air travel so far, according to theAlaska Volcano Observatory.

Still, the volcanic activity has made for a busier-than-usual time across the Aleutian Islands, the vast archipelago that juts westward from the Alaska…

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