ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The likelihood that Mount Spurr, the closest active volcano to Anchorage, will erupt is increasing, with scientists now saying an eruption is “likely” within weeks or months.

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The Alaska Volcano Observatory has detected heightened volcanic gas emissions at Mount Spurr, indicating a possible eruption in the coming weeks or months. The volcano’s Crater Peak vent last erupted ...

More than 300,000 Alaskans are bracing for impact as Mount Spurr, an 11,000-foot volcano just 80 miles west of Anchorage, teeters on the edge of eruption. What began as a low hum in early March has ...

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Alaska volcano observers say signs of unrest at Mount Spurr have declined to the point where “the chances of an eruption in the near-term are now considered extremely low.” Spurr, the closest active ...

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.

Scientists are urging people who live in south-central Alaska to begin preparing for a possible eruption of Mount Spurr. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles ...

Increasing volcanic activity at the over 11,000-foot-tall, snowcapped volcano in Alaska is likely a sign of its impending first eruption since 1992, experts say. Mount Spurr, located about 75 miles ...