Shiveluch Volcano's eruption is not expected to create any ash deposits on the ground in Alaska, but that could change.
The Shiveluch volcano as seen from the International Space Station in July 2007.
Shiveluch Volcano began spewing ash high into the atmosphere on Monday — up to at least 50,000 feet — and the huge ash cloud was drifting east.
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