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Mount Spurr, a volcano 78 miles from Anchorage, is being monitored for signs of a possible eruption. If it blows, Mount Spurr ...
Cloudy weather has rendered Alaska Volcano Observatory planes, helicopters and satellites useless for data collection since ...
Officials have issued an update on a massive volcano showing signs of activity, including dozens of earthquakes over the past week - a signal that magma may be rising toward the surface.
Volcanoes inspire awe with spectacular eruptions and incandescent rivers of lava, but often their deadliest hazard is what ...
If the volcano does blow, the event 'would be explosive,' Matt Haney, scientist-in-charge at the AVO, previously told ...
From off-grid residents to 96-hour response timelines, Deputy Director Tracey Loscar shares how Alaskan EMS plans for ...
Activity below the surface of an Alaskan volcano has scientists on edge over an eruption that could be coming. Mount Spurr, which is about 78 miles southwest of Anchorage, has been the focus of ...
Seismic activity at Mount Spurr has declined, lowering immediate eruption concerns. However, the Alaska Volcano Observatory ...
The volcano, which is located less than 100 miles away from the major city of Anchorage, remains at an elevated level of ...
The warning signs have been building since April 2024. Earthquakes jumped from around 30 to 125 by October, and the US Geological Survey has logged hundreds of tremors within 30 miles of the volcano — ...
Researcher Matt Haney says the decrease in likelihood is due to a drop in a few indicators of volcanic unrest, namely shallow ...