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Massive volcano eruption is imminent amid earthquake surge, leaving major US city on high alert, scientists fear
And while the advisory assured that the “likelihood of an eruption continues to gradually decline,” the 11,000-foot-tall volcano remains at an “elevated state of unrest,” meaning that an “explosive ...
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Massive Volcano Eruption Possible In US
A massive volcano eruption is reportedly possible as Mount Spurr in Alaska soared to high seismic activity levels amid a ...
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Alaska braces for possible volcanic eruption: Here's what could happen
Following up on last week's warning, the Alaska Volcano Observatory reiterated in a series of posts on X Wednesday that the volcano, located 75 miles west of Anchorage, the state's biggest city ...
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Alaska volcano may erupt in the next few weeks — with ‘little or no additional warning’
Scientists say that an eruption from Mount Spurr, a volcano near Anchorage, Alaska, is likely to erupt in the coming weeks or months. The volcano is emitting large amounts of dangerous gas and ...
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Mount Spurr activity continues to decline, but officials say eruption still possible
Despite a decline in volcanic activity over the past two months, Spurr is at a yellow alert level, indicating that activity ...
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This Alaska volcano might erupt soon. Here's the chaos it could cause.
“Ashfall is going to be a big hazard,” says Matt Haney, the scientist-in-charge at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Alaska Volcano Observatory. Though volcanic ash might sound exceptionally peri ...
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After decades of quiet, this Alaska volcano could be ready to blow
An uptick in shallow earthquakes and spewing gas at one of Alaska’s most potentially hazardous volcanoes are indicators that the peak is gearing up to explode, scientists warned this week.
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Alaska’s Mount Spurr hit with 22 earthquakes in recent weeks — preventing researchers from pulling vital data from volcano
The 11,000-foot-tall active volcano Mount Spurr, about 80 miles west of Anchorage, has experienced 22 earthquakes since April 10, leaving scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory unable to ...
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Mount Etna’s Spectacular Monday Eruption Marks the Volcano’s Most Intense Activity in Years
The explosion was the strongest since 2021, expelling ash, dust, lava and a pyroclastic flow, but no injuries or deaths were ...
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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 ...
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Alaska volcano’s eruption ‘likely,’ could send ash to state’s population centers within weeks
The likelihood of an Alaska volcano’s explosive eruption not far from the state’s largest city has increased, according to researchers. Officials with the Alaska Volcano Observatory reported ...
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The chance of Alaska’s Spurr volcano erupting is lower — but there’s a big caveat as 268,000 Americans brace
The likelihood of Alaska’s Mount Spurr volcano erupting has decreased - but Alaskans aren’t out of the woods yet, according to geologists. The volcano, which is located less than 100 miles ...