Alaska residents are again being urged to brace themselves for a possible eruption of Mount Spurr. Following up on last week's warning, the Alaska Volcano Observatory reiterated in a series of ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (NBC) -- Scientists are urging people who live in south-central Alaska to begin preparing for a possible eruption of the Mount Spurr ... following last week's announcement ...

Mount Spurr, an 11,000-foot-tall stratovolcano located 81 miles west of Anchorage, began to emit higher levels of gas from its summit and a side vent that last erupted in 1992 on March 7.

Mount Spurr lies about 80 miles west of Anchorage, which is Alaska's most populous city, making it one of the state's most closely watched volcanoes. It last erupted in 1992, spreading ash over ...