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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.
Despite a decline in volcanic activity over the past two months, Spurr is at a yellow alert level, indicating that activity ...
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 ...
Despite a recent decrease in activity, there’s still a chance Mount Spurr will blow. And if that happens, there are a few ...
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 ...
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 ...
Anchorage, Alaska - Alaska’s Mount Spurr volcano continues to show signs of unrest, and that has led to an alert level increase in the city of Anchorage as fears of an impending eruption grow.
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.
Alaska’s Mount Spurr, a snow-covered volcano 75 miles outside Anchorage, is showing signs it could erupt soon, experts warned. Scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory said the volcano will ...