Scientists provide update on status of Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Scientists provided an update Thursday connected the chances of an eruption of the Mount Spurr volcano successful Alaska, a concern being intimately monitored by officials successful Anchorage, the state's largest city.

According to a statement from the Alaska Volcano Observatory, the likelihood of an eruption has decreased somewhat since March due to the fact that the volcano has exhibited less signs of unrest. However, the upland remains astatine a yellowish alert level due to the fact that the unrest that is occurring is greater than normal, non-eruptive activity.

The AVO said that atrocious upwind conditions person prevented different formation implicit the volcano to show immoderate volcanic gases that whitethorn beryllium venting from the upland since the past 1 connected March 21, astir a period ago. Satellites person not detected immoderate sulfur dioxide coming from the volcano since April 3, the AVO said, but that whitethorn beryllium due to the fact that of clouds that person kept Mount Spurr shrouded.

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Mount Spurr connected the greeting of April 15, 2025.

(Alaska Volcano Observatory / FOX Weather)

Scientists said that contempt the little activity, the volcano continues to grounds signs of unrest successful the signifier of earthquakes. 

AVO said the unrest could proceed to diminution oregon prime up again, expanding the chances of an eruption. Until upwind conditions amended and caller state information tin beryllium collected, nary existent determination tin beryllium made. 

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Scientists said they are incapable to springiness a timeframe for an eruption if 1 were to happen, but they bash expect to spot changes successful information earlier 1 happens, arsenic magma moves person to the surface.

Mount Spurr hasn't erupted since 1992. 

Authorities successful Anchorage said they are keeping a adjacent oculus connected Mount Spurr and are preparing for ashfall if an eruption were to occur. The biggest problems volition beryllium a drastic simplification successful aerial prime and machinery becoming clogged with ash, officials said.