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Borough, school district makes preparations for possible Mount Spurr eruption
When Mount Spurr erupted in 1992, ash spewed some 50,000 feet into the air and blanketed much of the Matanuska-Susitna Valley ...
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Volcanic ash from possible Mount Spurr eruption could impact air travel in Juneau
When Mount Spurr last erupted, some light ashfall reportedly made its way to Juneau and airlines grounded flights for about a ...
Daily Mail10d
The key sign that US volcano is about to erupt: Scientists on high alert after spotting a huge steam plume rising from Mount Spurr
Mount Spurr last erupted in 1992 but has been showing escalating ... Volcanoes are complicated and there is currently no ...
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Likelihood of Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano erupting increases
AVO continues monitoring activity at Mount Spurr for signals indicating that the volcano is moving closer to an eruption. Based on previous eruptions, changes from current activity in the ...
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Eruption at Alaska’s Mount Spurr is likely and scientists say preparations should begin
Scientists are urging people who live in southcentral Alaska to begin preparing for a possible eruption of the Mount ... of a Spurr eruption" following last week's announcement that the likelihood ...
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What to know about Mount Spurr’s likely eruption
Mount Spurr is the tallest volcano in the Aleutian ... So, for example, scientists can’t say there’s a 75% likelihood of eruption. “We haven't quantified what that is in terms of a ...
Alaska Public Media29d
Alaska volcano’s eruption ‘likely,’ could send ash to state’s population centers within weeks
The likelihood of an Alaska volcano’s explosive ... On the ground, the most immediate hazard to nearby residents from a Mount Spurr eruption would be from ashfall, which could be carried by ...
The Spokesman-Review28d
An eruption of Alaska’s Mount Spurr is ‘likely’ within weeks or months, scientists say
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The likelihood that Mount Spurr, the closest active volcano to Anchorage, will erupt is increasing, with scientists now saying an eruption is “likely” within weeks or months.
CBS News28d
Volcano near Anchorage, Alaska, could erupt in coming weeks, scientists say
A volcano near Alaska's largest city is showing new signs of unrest, with experts saying the likelihood of an eruption at Mount Spurr in the next few weeks or months has increased. The Alaska ...
The Columbian25d
Scientists: Alaska’s Mount Spurr ‘likely’ to erupt fairly soon
(Dreamstime/TNS) ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The likelihood that Mount Spurr, the closest active volcano to Anchorage, will erupt is increasing, with scientists now saying an eruption is “likely ...
Discover Magazine24d
Activity at Alaska’s Mount Spurr Suggests That The Volcano Is About To Erupt
Including one or more explosive events, this sort of eruption would create ash clouds and cause ashfall over southcentral Alaska, the latter likely around a fourth-of-an-inch thick. It would also ...
KTVZ21d
Eruption of Alaska’s Mount Spurr is likely and scientists say preparations should begin
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (NBC) -- Scientists are urging people who live in south-central Alaska to begin preparing for a possible eruption of the Mount Spurr volcano ... that the likelihood of an ...