Mount Spurr, an Alaskan volcano near Anchorage, poses an imminent eruption risk, potentially in 'weeks to months.' An eruption could produce a massive ash cloud, forcing shutdowns of major airports, causing widespread travel disruptions. Anchorage, Alaska's largest city, with 300,000 residents, would be severely impacted, recalling the 1992 eruption which led to a 20-hour airport shutdown. Experts from the Alaska Volcano Observatory report ongoing volcanic earthquakes, indicating unrest as the community braces for possible chaos and significant hazards to air travel.
A massive cloud of ash billowing 50,000 feet into the air would force international hubs such as Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and potentially Fairbanks International Airport to shut down.
Hundreds of planes fly over Anchorage and Fairbanks per day, and it's not just passenger flights that would be impacted. ANC is the fourth-busiest cargo airport in the world.
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