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This image provided by Alaska Volcano Observatory shows the summit of Mount Spurr on Oct. 24, 2024, in Alaska. (Wyatt Mayo/Alaska Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey via AP)

This image provided by Alaska Volcano Observatory shows the summit of Mount Spurr on Oct. 24, 2024, in Alaska. (Wyatt Mayo/Alaska Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey via AP)

A small airplane banks for Merrill Field as a plume of ash and steam from Mount Spurr dominates the Anchorage, Alaska, skyline on, Oct. 2, 1992. (Paul Souders/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

A small airplane banks for Merrill Field as a plume of ash and steam from Mount Spurr dominates the Anchorage, Alaska, skyline on, Oct. 2, 1992. (Paul Souders/Anchorage Daily News via AP)