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Ash from the 1912 Novarupta eruption periodically hits the west side of Kodiak Island, Larsen Bay and Karluk, roughly 65 ...
From how ashfall smells to how you can help affected wildlife, we asked experts across the state about the things on your ...
When Mount Spurr last erupted, some light ashfall reportedly made its way to Juneau and airlines grounded flights for about a ...
Residents of Alaska's largest town are 'getting ready for a volcanic eruption', after a scientist warned that it could be ...
In recent updates, the Alaska Volcano Observatory has reported an increase in seismic activity near Mount Spurr, which is located approximately 75 miles west of Anchorage. As of October 2024, the ...
When Mount Spurr erupted in 1992, ash spewed some 50,000 feet into the air and blanketed much of the Matanuska-Susitna Valley ...
There are as many as 169 volcanoes that are deemed as 'active' across America's 50 states, but it is Alaska's 11,070-ft-high ...
Nearly 300,000 people in Alaska are at risk ahead of the potential eruption of Mount Spurr, near Anchorage, amid increasing fears the 11,000ft volcano may be set to erupt following dozens of ...
Mount Spurr near Anchorage is showing signs of unrest, and scientists now say an eruption is more likely ... have seen in this regard, or any historical evidence that one event could trigger ...
Mount Spurr lies about 80 miles west of Anchorage ... Crater Peak is the site of all historical eruptions. The last known eruption from Spurr summit occurred several thousand years ago." ...
Mount Spurr is one of a string of volcanos in ... has erupted fairly frequently in recent history. Past eruptions in 1953 and 1992 occurred for several hours. They produced ash clouds that carried ...