Mount Spurr is nearly 80 miles west of Anchorage, and volcanologists say it’s likely to erupt within weeks or months. That’s a problem for cars because volcanic ash is bad for their engines ...

An eruption at Mount Spurr, the closest volcano to Alaska’s population centers, is now less likely, researchers said Thursday. Last month, the Alaska Volcano Observatory warned Alaskans that ...

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 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 ...

When a large volcano erupts, as Mount Spurr appears close to doing about 80 miles from Anchorage, Alaska, it can release enormous volumes of ash. Fine ash can infiltrate the lungs of people and ...

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.

and to have an emergency preparedness kit ready for their vehicles. In late March, the Anchorage Emergency Operations Center raised its alert status to Level 2 due to the unrest at Mount Spurr.

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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 ...