It’s kind of a nasty time of year here in our corner of the Great Land. After record-low snowfalls and unseasonably warm temperatures, everything now is drippy, slippery and nasty. But it’s never so bad that it couldn’t get worse – in fact, a lot worse. There’s a volcano a’brewing.
Unrest continues at Mount Spurr, the closest active volcano to Alaska’s population centers, and scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory are still watching for a possible eruption.
Starting in the spring of 2024, the researchers noticed an increase in small earthquakes at the volcano, which sits on the west side of Cook Inlet about 75 miles from Anchorage. Spurr was also growing outward, and a lake had formed in its summit crater.
The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised its code for Spurr to yellow, or “advisory” status, in October.
Since then, the elevated seismic…
