Amidst Fog, Rain, and Volcanos Environmental Restoration in Alaska's Aleutian Islands

摘要

Traveling westward across the Aleutian Islands from Unalaska Island, a series of small dramatic volcanic islands begin to appear under the constant cloud cover on a 46°F day in mid-June. Only snow-capped volcanic peaks rise high enough above the clouds to see the sun. There are two people accompanying the pilot on the plane headed to Atka Island. The other seven seats have been removed. In their place, cargo is stacked high on both sides of the narrow aisle and kept in place by a web of thick black straps.