A group of specialists briefly stopped by Sitka to attend to much-needed maintenance of tectonic shift-tracking equipment.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials lowered the alert level for a volcano near Alaska’s largest city to normal Wednesday, which they said indicates that Mount Spurr is “quiet” months after showing ...

UNIMAK ISLAND, Alaska – The Alaska Volcano Observatory is raising the alert level one notch for the Shishaldin Volcano on Unimak Island after recent signs of unrest. The observatory now has the ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - An Alaska volcano shot an ash cloud about 5 miles (8 km) into the sky on Tuesday, prompting flight delays and cancellations and raining volcanic particles onto at least ...

One of two main craters on Alaska’s Mount Spurr, shown in 1991. Earthquake activity suggested the volcano was close to erupting again in 2025. (Photo by R.G. McGimsey/Alaska Volcano Observatory/U.S.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A remote volcano is again oozing lava into its ice-filled caldera, but the activity is no cause for alarm for nearby villagers, scientists said Wednesday. Seismic activity and ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials lowered the alert level for a volcano near Alaska’s largest city to normal Wednesday, which they said indicates that Mount Spurr is “quiet” months after showing ...