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Native Village of Tyonek, 40 miles from Mount Spurr, prepares for potential eruption
Tribal administrator Crystal Standifer says the tribe has assembled care packages for residents and put up flyers around town ...
Anchorage Daily News12d
Mount Spurr eruption now less likely though still possible, scientists say
The Alaska Volcano Observatory said Thursday that decreased earthquake activity and ground deformation around Spurr point to ...
Alaska’s Mount Spurr hit with 22 earthquakes in recent weeks — preventing researchers from pulling vital data from volcano
Cloudy weather has rendered Alaska Volcano Observatory planes, helicopters and satellites useless for data collection since ...
Alaska Public Media12d
Likelihood of Spurr eruption decreases, researchers say, but uncertainty remains
Researcher Matt Haney says the decrease in likelihood is due to a drop in a few indicators of volcanic unrest, namely shallow ...
The chance of Alaska’s Spurr volcano erupting is lower — but there’s a big caveat as 268,000 Americans brace
The volcano, which is located less than 100 miles away from the major city of Anchorage, remains at an elevated level of ...
The Nightly3h
Mount Spurr volcano: Alaska braces for massive eruption as global supply chain threatened
It’s no longer a matter of if, but a case of when will a massive Alaskan volcano erupt, with fears it could have serious ...
Volcanic ash is a silent killer, more so than lava: What Alaska needs to know with Mount Spurr likely to erupt
When volcanoes like Alaska’s Mount Spurr erupt, the ash can damage people’s lungs, smother crops and kill animals, and the ...
Cowboy State Daily2d
Rumbling Alaska Volcano On Watch For Eruption That Could Impact Wyoming
Mount Spurr, a volcano 78 miles from Anchorage, is being monitored for signs of a possible eruption. If it blows, Mount Spurr ...
State agencies warn against spreading disinformation about Mount Spurr eruption
Government agencies are warning Alaskans and visitors about disinformation being spread online about the potential eruption ...
AOL4d
Alaska’s Mount Spurr hit with 22 earthquakes in recent weeks — preventing researchers from pulling vital data from volcano
Scientists at Mount Spurr ... into the Earth’s crust beneath the summit of the volcano. Levels in March were so high that AVO called an eruption at Mount Spurr “likely, but not certain.” ...