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Alaska volcano could erupt within weeks or months

'Extremely hazardous': Alaska volcano could erupt within weeks or months

Evidence of elevated volcanic activity indicate eruption of Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano could happen within weeks or months, federal officials say.

Alaska Public Media · 1h

Alaska volcano’s eruption ‘likely,’ could send ash to state’s population centers within weeks

Researchers predict the most likely outcome of the unrest at Mt. Spurr is “one or more explosive events” that could last as long as a few hours and produce ash clouds carried for hundreds of miles.

Anchorage Daily News · 2h

A Mount Spurr eruption is ‘likely’ within weeks or months, scientists say

The most probable scenario is an eruption similar to those in 1953 and 1992, each lasting hours and producing clouds of ash that circulated for hundreds of miles around Southcentral Alaska.

Newsweek · 27d

Alaska Volcano Eruption May Be Imminent

The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) stated on February 7 that an eruption would "most likely" occur at the Crater Peak vent, not the Spurr summit. Newsweek reached out to AVO via email for comment.

KTVF on MSN1h

Volcano Watch: Mt. Spurr eruption more likely, though still not certain

The Alaska Volcano Observatory has seen an increase in volcanic gas emissions from Mount Spurr during flyovers in the last ...

Alaska Public Media17h

Geothermal lease sale scheduled for volcano in Alaska's Cook Inlet

The Alaska Division of Oil and Gas is offering leases for companies that might want to explore Augustine Volcano's geothermal ...

The New York Times12d

Trump’s Cuts Come With Risks. Including From Volcanoes.

The credit cards that employees at the United States Geological Survey’s volcano observatory in Alaska use to pay for ...

CNN24d

An eruption is possible at Alaska’s Mount Spurr. What we know about the volcano

Experts have also observed ground deformations, said David Fee, a coordinating scientist at the Alaska Volcano Observatory. “Basically, as we think magma and fluids rise within the earth ...

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Alaska volcano could erupt imminently as earthquakes put state on high alert

according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO). The AVO has issued a code yellow advisory, indicating that the volcano is showing signs it may be about to blow. A spokesperson for the AVO ...

USA Today22d

Eruption watch at Alaska's Mt. Spurr volcano continues, earthquake swarms reported

"It's about a 50/50 chance right now," said Matt Haney, the scientist in charge of the Alaska Volcano Observatory in Anchorage. "So it's equally likely it will or will not progress to an eruption." ...

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner1mon

Alaska Volcano Observatory sees 50-50 chance of eruption near Anchorage soon

Mount Spurr, whose volcanic ash darkened Anchorage’s skies in 1953 and 1992, may be building toward another eruption, according to a statement issued Thursday by the Alaska Volcano Observatory.

ABC News26d

Uptick in earthquakes could signal possible eruption at Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano

Matt Loewen/Alaska Volcano Observatory/U.S. Geological Survey The 1992 eruptions began in June of that year following about three weeks of volcanic tremor, Haney said. The 11,070-foot volcano ...

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