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Volcano Basics
Volcano Basics
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Anatomy of a Volcano (National Park Service)
Learn about Ash Clouds (National Park Service)
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Mt Spurr 2025
Mt Spurr 2025
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What's happening now?
What's happening now?
Mount Spurr is a volcano 78 miles northeast from Anchorage. You can see the peak from Anchorage on a clear day.
In early 2025, the Alaska Volcano Observatory noticed signs that this volcano may erupt.
WHY DO SCIENTISTS THINK MT SPURR MIGHT ERUPT?
Steam coming from the top
Small earthquakes around it
WHAT'S NEXT?
More steam, more earthquakes, and other changes are expected before an eruption. This means we will have some warning. Scientists say this:
“We’re looking for a particular signal called volcanic tremor, that one often sees before... an eruption,” Haney said on March 20. “We have not seen that yet.”
Volcanic tremors started three weeks before the June 1992 Spurr eruption, and two months before Redoubt erupted in 2009. (Source: ADN)
What should I do?
What should I do?
PREPARE A "DISASTER KIT" or "GO BAG"
Two weeks of non-perishable food
Drinking water
Flashlights
External cellphone chargers
PREPARE FOR HEALTH CONCERNS
N95 masks to protect your lungs (for adults and children)
Spare air and oil filters
Washer fluid for vehicles
PREPARE YOUR HOME DURING AN ERUPTION
Seal doors and windows
Cover air vents that go outside
Plastic sheeting to protect outdoor equipment
Don't go outside or drive in the ash
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How to prepare for a likely volcano eruption in Southcentral Alaska (Anchorage Daily News)
Updates from the scientists who monitor signs around Mt Spurr (Alaska Volcano Observatory)
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Frequently Askes Questions about Mt Spurr eruption (Alaska Emergency Management)
Translated Emergency Preparedness info (including "Go Bags") (Alaska Emergency Management)
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Past Eruptions at Mt Spurr
Past Eruptions at Mt Spurr
The yellow dots show where the volcanic ash went in past eruptions. (Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Mount Spurr Volcano, Alaska - 2002, Alaska Volcano Observatory)
A small airplane banks for Merrill Field as a plume of ash and steam from Mt. Spurr dominates the skyline October 2, 1992. (Paul Souders / ADN)
John L. White, Jr., the detail manager at a car dealership, hoses down cars on August 19, 1992. (Fran Durner / ADN)
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