The likelihood of Alaska’s Mount Spurr volcano erupting has decreased ... was 1992 (Alaska Volcano Observatory/X) The potential risk of eruption has caused locals to stock up on masks, farm ...

When a large volcano erupts, as Mount Spurr appears close to doing about ... The finest particles pose the greatest risk because they can penetrate deep into the lungs and cause death by ...

Villages closer to Mount Spurr could be at risk of experiencing more ashfall than the Anchorage area if the volcano were to erupt.

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.

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

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 ...

An eruption at Mount Spurr, the closest volcano to Alaska’s population centers, is now less likely, researchers said Thursday. Last month, the Alaska Volcano Observatory warned Alaskans that ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists at Mount Spurr in Alaska have been unable to collect ... collection of new gas data will help us improve this assessment,” it added. Cloudy weather has rendered AVO planes ...