Alaska volcano showing signs of imminent eruption

Mount Spurr, a volcano west of Anchorage, Alaska, will likely erupt in the next weeks or months. The volcano, known as K'idazq'eni, literally 'that which is burning inside,' in the native language of Tanaina, last erupted in 1992.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory reports detecting over 100 earthquakes a week under the volcano, and 450 metric tons of sulfur dioxide are spewing from the peak's fumaroles. — Read the rest
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