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Residents in Alaska's largest city are bracing for a looming volcano eruption that scientists have warned could happen in a few weeks. Mount Spurr, an 11,000-foot-tall volcano, sits just 81 miles from Anchorage, which is home to nearly 300,000 people. When it blows, the event 'would be explosive,' Matt Haney, scientist-in-charge at the AVO previously told DailyMail.
com, adding that it would spew multiple plumes of ash rising as high as 50,000 feet into the air. Each ash-producing explosive episode would last three to four hours, resulting in Anchorage and other nearby communities being engulfed in a giant cloud. Volcanic ash can irritate the eyes, nose and throat, and cause more serious health issues for people with asthma, other forms of lung disease and severe heart problems, according to the International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (IVHHN).
Residents have stocked up on N9-5 masks, latex gloves and jugs of water to prepare for the layers of ash, along with protective goggles, gas masks and booties for their dogs. 'We're getting ready for the volcanic eruption,' said TikTok user Angela Łot'oydaatlno Gonzalez in a recent video, 'Check out the dogs.' Wearing a pair of goggles, she sits with her two dogs who are also sporting protective eyewear.
'They're not happy with the goggles,' Gonzalez says. 'We have to get them ear protection next, and something to cover their bodies.' Scientists warn Mount Spurr in Alaska could erupt within the next few weeks or months.
It last erupted in 1992 (pictured) Anchorage locals have shared photos of their pups' protective gear on the Facebook page for a local pet shop, AK Bark, that is selling goggles and dog respirators She also shows all the items she has purchased over the last few weeks in preparation for a Mount Spurr eruption, including protective masks, dog booties and tape to close off any gaps in windows and doors and jugs of water. Gonzales is far from the only one making sure she and her pets will be..
. Ellyn Lapointe.
