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Despite a decline in volcanic activity over the past two months, Spurr is at a yellow alert level, indicating that activity ...
Despite a recent decrease in activity, there’s still a chance Mount Spurr will blow. And if that happens, there are a few ...
An explosion on Mount Spurr could generate massive cloud of ash, which could mess with airplanes and cause issues for humans.
Mount Spurr, located about 75 miles West of Anchorage, has been acting up in recent weeks, prompting officials at the U.S. Geological Survey and Alaska Volcano Observatory to issue a yellow alert.
Aerial view of Mt Spurr along the western edge of Cook Inlet between Anchorage, Alaska. Don Grall/Getty Images An increase in gas emissions confirms that new magma has entered the Earth’s crust ...
Geologists, seismologists, volcanologists, and residents in Anchorage, Alaska have had their watchful eyes on Mount Spurr for the better part of a year after unprecedented seismic activity has ...
WESLEY EARLY, BYLINE: Kari Wiederkehr was at her parents' potato farm in Palmer, about 40 miles north of Anchorage, when Mount Spurr last erupted in 1992. KARI WIEDERKEHR: And I remember that ...
The 11,000-foot-tall active volcano Mount Spurr, about 80 miles west of Anchorage, has experienced 22 earthquakes since April 10, leaving scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory unable to ...
Scientists provided an update Thursday on the chances of an eruption of the Mount Spurr volcano in Alaska, a situation being closely monitored by officials in Anchorage, the state’s largest city.