Anchorage Prepares for Volcanic Eruption

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Alaska Volcano Observatory

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Major US city bracing for impending volcanic eruption

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Mount Spurr , a 11,000-foot -tall volcano that sits just 81 miles from Anchorage , Alaska , is due to blow this year for the first time in 30 years .

City officials in Anchorage have raised the emergency planning level to Level 2 , meaning that they will ramp up communication with the public about the threat.

Scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory ( AVO ) are 'moving closer to an eruption' that could happen in 'weeks to months' Each ash-producing explosive episode would last three to four hours , and the resulting cloud could blanket the city of Anchorage and other nearby communities in a thick layer of dust.

The Municipality of Anchorage reported nearly $2 million in damages, office closures and cleanup costs from the August eruption.

No one was killed by these events directly, but two heart attacks, one fatal, from shoveling ashfall were reported in Anchorage .

Breathing in ash can work deep into the lungs, worsening symptoms for people with respiratory conditions such as asthma or bronchitis.

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