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Volcanic ash is a silent killer, more so than lava
Volcanoes inspire awe with spectacular eruptions and incandescent rivers of lava, but often their deadliest hazard is what ...
Mount Spurr eruption possible as scientists detect elevated activity
Scientists say Mount Spurr in Alaska could potentially erupt as they detect elevated activity. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz talks ...
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 ...
Alaska’s Mount Spurr volcano on yellow alert eruption watch as scientists provide update
Scientists provided an update Thursday on the chances of an eruption of the Mount Spurr volcano in Alaska, a situation being ...
Anchorage Daily News5d
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 Public Media5d
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 ...
KTVF on MSN5d
Uncertainty grows about possible Mount Spurr eruption
The AVO has been unable to measure volcanic gases via airplane or helicopter since March 21 due to poor weather.
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EMS in the ash zone: Alaska’s Mount Spurr and the volcanic challenge
From off-grid residents to 96-hour response timelines, Deputy Director Tracey Loscar shares how Alaskan EMS plans for ...
Alaska Public Media8d
Ash from an eruption over 100 years ago still impacts Kodiak. Here's why.
Ash from the 1912 Novarupta eruption periodically hits the west side of Kodiak Island, Larsen Bay and Karluk, roughly 65 ...
Fox Weather on MSN6d
Alaskans buy protection for pets as Mount Spurr rumbles toward possible volcanic eruption
Anchorage residents are not only preparing themselves for a possible eruption of the Mount Spurr volcano but also their pets.
Alaska Mount Spurr volcano eruption fears spark panic buying frenzy
Nearly 300,000 people in Alaska are at risk ahead of the potential eruption of Mount Spurr, near Anchorage, amid increasing ...
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Volcano warning sparks chaos for 300,000 US residents after they’re told to prepare for ‘explosive’ eruption
Residents of Alaska's largest town are 'getting ready for a volcanic eruption', after a scientist warned that it could be ...