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With a possible eruption looming, the Alaska Observatory is closely watching Mount Spurr. Your Alaska Link shows how one rural village is getting prepared. (Photo courtesy: AVO/USGS) ...
Mr Haney and his colleagues have been monitoring Mount Spurr since it began showing heightened levels of activity in April 2024. They have tracked shallow earthquakes, ground deformation ...
Residents in Anchorage, the state's most densely populated city, are currently bracing for Mount Spurr to blow in a matter of "weeks to months". The 11,000-foot-tall dome sits about 80 miles outside ...
The Mount Spurr volcanic mountain range rises over 3300 metres above sea level and its surface is currently bubbling away about 130km from Alaska’s biggest city, Anchorage, which is home to nearly 300 ...
Anchorage sits about 78 miles from Mount Spurr, which continues to show signs of unrest with elevated seismic activity and increased gas emissions. 'Felt it from 45 miles north of Anchorage ...
Scientists at Mount Spurr in Alaska have been unable to collect ... “Based on the recent modest changes in monitoring data and the inability to measure gas for the last month, the outcome ...
AVO continues to closely monitor activity at Mount Spurr for signals indicating the volcano is moving closer to an eruption using local seismic, infrasound, and GNSS (GPS) stations, web cameras ...
Seward’s hometown Mount Marathon Race holds legendary status among professional and novice runners alike as the world’s toughest 5K. Each year, more than 1,000 runners enter a lottery for a ...
A new scientific study aimed at enhancing sustainability in the energy and environmental sectors has emphasized the need for data-driven monitoring of sulphur dioxide, SO₂, emissions.
At Zhongshan Station in Antarctica, expedition members have continued space monitoring in optical and radio wavebands. A large-aperture auto-tracking optical telescope and a new astronomical ...
When a large volcano erupts, as Mount Spurr appears close to doing about 80 miles from Anchorage, Alaska, it can release enormous volumes of ash. Fine ash can infiltrate the lungs of people and ...