That's an increase in risk from the observatory's last assessment in February, which gauged that Mount Spurr was equally likely to simmer down as it was to erupt. Now, observations of increased ...

Scientists at Mount ... Spurr, the state’s 11,000-foot-tall active volcano. AP “When weather conditions become more favorable, collection of new gas data will help us improve this assessment ...

Cloudy weather has rendered Alaska Volcano Observatory planes, helicopters and satellites useless for data collection since ...

Scientists provided an update Thursday on the chances of an eruption of the Mount Spurr volcano in Alaska, a situation being closely monitored by officials in Anchorage, the state’s largest city.

Since October, scientists have been monitoring heightened signs of unrest on Mount Spurr, including earthquakes beneath the volcano, gas emissions, ground deformation from magma beneath the ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Scientists provided an update Thursday on the chances of an eruption of the Mount Spurr volcano in Alaska, a situation being closely monitored by officials in Anchorage ...

Scientists with the Alaska Volcano Observatory have said that Mount Spurr, a volcano located roughly 80 miles from Anchorage, is likely to erupt in the coming weeks or months based on elevated ...

An explosion on Mount Spurr could generate massive ... high volumes of ash—much higher than Spurr’s typical production levels. The greatest risk ash poses may be to drivers.

Mount Spurr is nearly 80 miles west of Anchorage, and volcanologists say it’s likely to erupt within weeks or months. That’s a problem for cars because volcanic ash is bad for their engines ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Scientists provided an update Thursday on the chances of an eruption of the Mount Spurr volcano in Alaska, a situation being closely monitored by officials in Anchorage, the ...

As scientists monitor unrest at Mount Spurr, the closest community to the volcano is preparing residents for potential ashfall. The Native Village of Tyonek is about 40 miles east of Spurr and ...