While Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is erupting lava today and Washington’s Axial Seamount may erupt in the months ahead, USGS is providing advice to people ahead of another expected volcanic eruption expected soon; this next eruption would be Mount Spurr near Anchorage, Alaska. An eruption could be possible here in the days or weeks ahead.
USGS’s Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) wrote on X, “After last week’s announcement that the likelihood of a Mount Spurr eruption has increased, now is a good time for Alaska residents, especially in southcentral Alaska, to familiarize themselves with the possible hazards of a Spurr eruption.”
“The major hazards to Alaska residents from Spurr would be from ash risk to aviation and possible ashfall. The location, duration, and timing of the impacts would depend on the size and duration of the eruption as well as weather conditions during and afterwards,” wrote AVO…