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This Alaska volcano might erupt soon. Here's the chaos it could cause.
An explosion on Mount Spurr could generate massive cloud of ash, which could mess with airplanes and cause issues for humans.
Daily Mail28d
Officials update threat level of massive volcano due to erupt as 300,000 Americans brace
While Anchorage lies outside the immediate impact zone of Mount Spurr, previous eruptions in 1953 and 1992 sent ash clouds over the city, coating it in about a quarter inch of ash. A similar ...
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Uncertainty grows about possible Mount Spurr eruption
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Mount Spurr remains under an advisory, as unrest continues and an eruption like those in 1953 and 1992 is still possible, but a combination of recent possible changes within ...
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Alaska’s Mount Spurr hit with 22 earthquakes in recent weeks — preventing researchers from pulling vital data from volcano
Scientists at Mount Spurr in Alaska have been unable to collect vital volcanic data for over a month as the area experiences “elevated” levels of earthquakes — but authorities claim an ...
The Sun16d
Fears US mega volcano eruption could spark travel chaos across the world as experts warn it could explode IN WEEKS
Mount Spurr, the 11,000-foot behemoth sitting just ... The eruption was relatively small but its impact was massive. A series of volcanic events between March and June spewed huge clouds of ...
Daily Mail13d
More than 70 earthquakes hit massive volcano as 300,000 Americans prepare for eruption
The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) shared on Friday that Mount Spurr remains at an elevated level of unrest, and an explosive eruption is possible. In addition to the 73 recorded tremors ...
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Volcanic ash is a silent killer, more so than lava
One of two main craters on Alaska’s Mount Spurr, shown in 1991. Earthquake activity suggests the volcano is close to erupting again in 2025. (Photo by R.G. McGimsey/Alaska Volcano Observatory/U.S.
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Volcanic ash is a silent killer, more so than lava
When a large volcano erupts, as Mount Spurr appears close to doing about 80 miles from Anchorage ... cripple utilities and disrupt transport networks. Ash may lack the visual impact of flowing lava, ...
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Scientists provide update on status of possible eruption at Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – 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 ...
New York Post28d
Alaska’s Mount Spurr volcano on yellow alert eruption watch as scientists provide update
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 Dispatch News28d
Mount Spurr eruption now less likely though still possible, scientists say
Since October, scientists have been monitoring heightened signs of unrest on Mount Spurr, including earthquakes beneath the volcano, gas emissions, ground deformation from magma beneath the ...