Mount Spurr Volcano Eruption Threat

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Officials update threat level of massive volcano due to erupt

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Mount Spurr began exhibiting three key signs of a forthcoming eruption earlier this year : increased seismic activity, swelling of the volcano's surface and snow and ice melt near the summit.

Ground deformation, a sign of magma movement, has slowed over the past three weeks .

Volcanic gas measurements have not been possible since March due to persistent poor weather that has prevented monitoring flights.

An eruption would most likely occur at the Crater Peak side vent, and 'it would be explosive,' Matt Haney , scientist-in-charge at the Alaska Volcano Observatory ( AVO ) at US Geological Survey (USGS ) said.

Lia said her doors and windows 'seal up very nice nicely' so she did not purchase tape. However, other residents have stockpiled duct tape that they will place around window sills and door openings to protect against ashfall and other hazards. ' So now we just wait for it to erupt and see how it goes,' said Lia in the TikTok , explaining that experts are predicting about a quarter-inch of ash to blanket Anchorage ..

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