Representative Nick Begich said he intervened to block the lease termination for the building housing the Alaska Volcano Observatory.

Residents of Alaska's largest town are 'getting ready for a volcanic eruption', after a scientist warned that it could be ...

Residents in Anchorage, Alaska, prepare for a possible Mount Spurr volcano eruption as scientists warn of rising seismic ...

Life for the residents of South Central Alaska comes with many daily challenges. The weather is harsh and unpredictable, with ...

There are as many as 169 volcanoes that are deemed as 'active' across America's 50 states, but it is Alaska's 11,070-ft-high ...

When Mount Spurr last erupted, some light ashfall reportedly made its way to Juneau and airlines grounded flights for about a ...

The Alaska Volcano Observatory has detected heightened ... and potential hazards for local communities. If Mount Spurr erupts, the most immediate threat would be to aviation.

Scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory ... have shared their plans for if it erupts. The first thing they will do is contact the AVO to assess the threat and determine how much time ...

Scientists say Mount Spurr, the closest volcano to Anchorage, is likely to erupt in the next weeks or months. If that happens ...

Ashfall poses the most lethal threat to aviation ... the 1992 Spurr eruption, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport shut down for 20 hours, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory.