A volcano on an uninhabited island off Alaska erupted again this morning, sending an ash plume 8 1/2miles into the air, officials at the Alaska Volcano Observatory said.

Five significant eruptions of Augustine Volcano sent ash clouds miles into the air and closed schools on the southern Kenai Peninsula.

A volcano on an uninhabited Alaskan island erupted early today, spewing an ash plume about five miles into the sky.