Alaska Regional Hospital is preparing to tighten its operations if Mount Spurr erupts. According to the Alaska Volcano Observatory, the volcano remains under a “yellow” advisory, even though the threat of an eruption in the coming months appeared to decrease with new info released Thursday from the observatory.
Health Watch: Alaska Regional prepared to hunker down in case of volcanic eruption
Due to the latest information coming from the volcano observatory, hospital preparation is underway.
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