alaska volcano mount spurr.

Officials have lowered the alert level for a volcano near Alaska’s largest city to normal. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says this indicates that Mount Spurr is “quiet” months after showing signs of activity that had raised the possibility of an eruption. The observatory says that over the past few months, activity at Mount Spurr have gradually decreased. It also said there had been no detected ground deformation since March. The observatory characterized the near-term chances of an eruption as being “extremely low.”