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With a possible eruption looming, the Alaska Observatory is closely watching Mount Spurr. Your Alaska Link shows how one rural village is getting prepared. (Photo courtesy: AVO/USGS) ...
Congressman Nick Begich (AK-R) introduced legislation to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System ...
Mr Haney and his colleagues have been monitoring Mount Spurr since it began showing heightened levels of activity in April 2024. They have tracked shallow earthquakes, ground deformation ...
adding that it would probably look similar to Mount Spurr's last eruption in 1992. He and his colleagues at the AVO have been monitoring the volcano's heightened activity since April 2024 ...
Residents in Anchorage, the state's most densely populated city, are currently bracing for Mount Spurr to blow in a matter of "weeks to months". The 11,000-foot-tall dome sits about 80 miles outside ...
The Mount Spurr volcanic mountain range rises over 3300 metres above sea level and its surface is currently bubbling away about 130km from Alaska’s biggest city, Anchorage, which is home to nearly 300 ...
Scientists at Mount Spurr in Alaska have been unable to collect ... “Based on the recent modest changes in monitoring data and the inability to measure gas for the last month, the outcome ...
AVO continues to closely monitor activity at Mount Spurr for signals indicating the volcano is moving closer to an eruption using local seismic, infrasound, and GNSS (GPS) stations, web cameras ...
A new scientific study aimed at enhancing sustainability in the energy and environmental sectors has emphasized the need for data-driven monitoring of sulphur dioxide, SO₂, emissions.
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 ...