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Great Sitkin Volcano in Alaska continues a slow eruption as a lava dome grows inside the summit crater — rockfalls hit daily

Every day, blocks of cooling rock tumble from the edges of a growing lava dome near the top of Great Sitkin Volcano, a ...
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Alaska volcano may erupt in the next few weeks — with ‘little or no additional warning’

Scientists say that an eruption from Mount Spurr, a volcano near Anchorage, Alaska, is likely to erupt in the coming weeks or months. The volcano is emitting large amounts of dangerous gas and ...
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Geothermal lease sale scheduled for volcano in Alaska's Cook Inlet

Companies will soon be able to bid on opportunities to tap a volcanic island in Cook Inlet to generate renewable energy. Alaska officials have scheduled a geothermal lease sale covering a little more ...
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Alaska’s Mount Kupreanof vents sulfur dioxide as earthquakes signal magma pushing toward the surface for the first time

Kupreanof Island sits in the middle of Alaska’s Alexander Archipelago, a roadless stretch of temperate rainforest roughly 100 ...
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Scientists Warn That Volcano Near Alaska's Largest City Could Erupt in 'Next Few Weeks or Months'

Experts are saying a volcano in Alaska could be likely to erupt soon. According to NBC News, the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) revealed their findings on Wednesday, March 12. In a release on their ...
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Alaska officials preparing geothermal lease sale at Cook Inlet volcano

Alaska officials are preparing to hold a lease sale for geothermal exploration rights at Augustine Volcano, a 4,133-foot peak that forms its own cone-shaped island in the southern part of Cook Inlet.
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'Extremely hazardous': Alaska volcano could erupt within weeks or months

Fresh magma has intruded into the Earth’s crust underneath Alaska’s Mount Spurr, 75 miles west of Anchorage, increasing the likelihood of an eruption within the near future, government officials said ...