00:00Mount Spur had everyone on edge earlier this year.
00:03But now?
00:04It's gone quiet again.
00:05Back in early 2024, Alaska's mighty Mount Spur volcano started acting up,
00:11rumbling with earthquakes and releasing high levels of volcanic gas.
00:14That spike in activity even led officials to raise the alert level.
00:18Warning an eruption could happen soon.
00:20Anchorage, just 80 miles away, braced for possible ash fall.
00:24Why?
00:25Because volcanic ash isn't just dust.
00:27It's sharp, abrasive, and dangerous to jet engines.
00:31But now, months later, the threat has dropped.
00:34The Alaska Volcano Observatory says the chances of an eruption are now extremely low.
00:39No more ground movement since March.
00:41Gas is still venting, and small quakes are happening.
00:44But that's normal when magma has risen without erupting.
00:47Mount Spur has two main vents.
00:49Its summit hasn't erupted in over 5,000 years.
00:52But its crater peak vent?
00:54That one erupted in 1953 and 1992.
00:58For now, this sleeping giant is calm again.
01:01But in volcanic terms, calm doesn't always mean safe.
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