Mount Spurr, which scientists say is likely to erupt in the coming weeks or months, is about 80 miles west of Anchorage. But ...

Mount Spurr, which scientists say is likely to erupt in the coming weeks or months, is about 80 miles west of Anchorage. But ...

Life for the residents of South Central Alaska comes with many daily challenges. The weather is harsh and unpredictable, with ...

While it doesn’t rival the famed “Porky’s Rising,” this prank roped in dozens of University of Alaska students.

According to the latest update by the Alaska Volcano Observatory steam was observed rising from the summit on March 26. A ...

When Mount Spurr last erupted, some light ashfall reportedly made its way to Juneau and airlines grounded flights for about a ...

The planned lease termination of the Alaska Volcano Observatory in Anchorage has been reversed amid threats of a volcanic eruption. The observatory had appeared on lists of federal building leases ...

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Scientists monitoring Alaska’s Mount Spurr said seismic activity continues to rise, indicating that the volcano is moving toward an eruption. The major risk of a Mount Spurr eruption is ashfall ...

Almost 300,000 residents in Alaska's largest city are bracing for an explosive volcanic eruption. Mount Spurr, a 11,000-foot-tall volcano that sits just 81 miles from the largest city in the ...

During the 1992 Spurr eruption, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport shut down for 20 hours, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory. In the event of an ashfall that’s carried by ...