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New gas vents have opened on the slopes of Mount Spurr volcano in Alaska. According to volcanologists from the Alaska Volcano Observatory, increased gas emissions, seismic activity, and ground ...
Scientists have found a way to monitor volcanic carbon dioxide levels — one of the first signs a volcano might be about to ...
And while the advisory assured that the “likelihood of an eruption continues to gradually decline,” the 11,000-foot-tall volcano remains at an “elevated state of unrest,” meaning that an “explosive ...
Despite a decline in volcanic activity over the past two months, Spurr is at a yellow alert level, indicating that activity ...
Officials have detected a surge in earthquake activity at a massive US volcano, sparking fears of an imminent eruption.
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 ...
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 ...
This was the start of the dream of KMT: The Krafla Magma Testbed, named for the volcanic system in Iceland. It’s a dream that ...
Mount Spurr, the 11,000-foot behemoth sitting just 80 miles west of Anchorage, has been rumbling with frequent small earthquakes as scientists fear it’s moving closer to an explosive eruption.