3+ hour, 32+ min ago  (270+ words) Juneau International Airport in Alaska recorded 511 cm (201.2 inches) of snowfall for the 2025/26 season through March 23, setting a new seasonal record for the airport. The total exceeds the previous airport record of 502.7 cm (197.9 inches) from 2006/07, while daily snowfall records were also…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (709+ words) A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.4 hit near the Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska at 17:54 UTC on March 4, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. According…...

1+ year, 1+ week ago  (583+ words) The likelihood of an eruption at Mount Spurr has increased with gas emissions recorded on March 7 and 11, confirming ongoing volcanic unrest. The volcano is located about 120 km (75 miles) west of Anchorage (population 286 000), Alaska. Mount Spurr from the southeast during overflight…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (338+ words) Volcanic unrest continues at Mount Spurr, Alaska, with elevated seismic activity, surface deformation, persistent gas emissions, and visible summit steaming. The current unrest indicates that new magma has intruded into the Earth's crust beneath the volcano and that the probability…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (364+ words) A strong eruption began at Sheveluch volcano, Kamchatka, Russia, around 18:00 UTC on May 16, 2025, producing a plume of ash and sulfur dioxide up to 12.2 km (40 000 feet) above sea level, according to the Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC). The Aviation Color…...