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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