Is This Volcano in Alaska The Next One to Erupt?

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According to the Alaska Volcano Observatory, the rock formation is releasing more volcanic gas emissions. All as seismic activity in the surrounding area continues and ground deformations continue to grow.

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00:00Mount Spur in Alaska is heating up literally according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory

00:09the rock formation is releasing more volcanic gas emissions all is seismic activity in the

00:14surrounding area continues and ground deformations grow with experts saying it's looking more and

00:19more likely that Mount Spur is about to erupt the volcano observatory says that magma has

00:24now begun to fill up a chamber underneath the crust below the mountain a key eruption indicator

00:28they also have gas data which points to a new vent opening inside crater peak so what kind

00:33of eruption can we expect experts say will likely mirror those of the 1953 and 1992 eruptions Matthew

00:40Haney lead scientist at the Alaska Volcano Observatory said those were explosive eruptions and that each

00:46lasted a few hours and produced ash clouds that were carried downwind for hundreds of miles and

00:51minor ash fall on South Central Alaska communities Mount Spur resides just 78 miles from Anchorage

00:57Alaska's largest city

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