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Despite a recent decrease in activity, there’s still a chance Mount Spurr will blow. And if that happens, there are a few ...
In March, the observatory said Spurr’s eruption was “likely, but not certain, to occur within the next few weeks or months.” Since that report, activity at the volcano has declined slightly, though ...
When you picture a volcano, what do you see? I personally imagine a mountain sticking up into the sky. At the top of that ...
An explosion on Mount Spurr could generate massive cloud of ash, which could mess with airplanes and cause issues for humans. For the last year, Alaska's Mount Spurr has been showing signs of a ...
New spending restrictions for some federal agencies are creating extra hoops for scientists to jump through to fix earthquake ...
Multiple earthquakes have hit near a major US volcano that scientists warn is gearing up for an eruption. The ...
Mount Spurr, located west of Anchorage, Alaska, is showing signs of an imminent eruption, with over 100 earthquakes detected beneath it every week and sulfur gas spewing from its peak. The volcano ...
The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) said in a chilling update: “Unrest continues at Mount Spurr.” “Most of the earthquakes that are occurring under the volcano are too small to be located.” ...
Uturuncu, a dormant volcano in Bolivia, appeared to be getting ready to erupt following earthquakes and "sombrero" shaped deformation — scientists have now worked out what's going on beneath the ...
Scientists at Mount Spurr in Alaska have been unable to collect vital volcanic data for over a month as the area experiences “elevated” levels of earthquakes — but authorities claim an ...