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March 09, 2005
Mount St Helens Erupting ?

No details yet. Photo from Clancore Forums

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Live Images as they happen are available.

UPDATE : From MSNBC :
The ash explosion happened around 5:25 p.m. [Tuesday], about an hour after a 2.0 magnitude quake rumbled on the east side of the mountain, said Bill Steele, coordinator of the Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network at the University of Washington.

Steele said he did not believe the explosion had increased the risk of a significant eruption and noted that recent flights over the volcano's crater did not reveal high levels of gases.

"We don't expect another explosion" said Peggy Johnson, a university seismologist.

Steele said the ash burst may have been triggered by the partial collapse of a lava dome in the crater, which has been growing steadily over the last several months.

"Until we get a better view in the crater we won't know," Steele said.

Posted by Alan Brain at March 9, 2005 08:24 AM | TrackBack
Comments

Well, there goes our alloted CO2 emissions quota for the next 20 years. Good thing we did not sign the Kyoto Accord.

Posted by: mdmhvonpa [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 9, 2005 02:38 PM

It's Bush's fault for invading Iraq -- first the Orange Revolution, then the Purple Revolution and now the Magma Revolution.

Posted by: TL [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 9, 2005 07:26 PM

I witnessed the 1980 blow which raised temporary havoc with my farming--also have a daughter named Ashley born in 1980 but the name had already been chosen. Am expecting nothing big--but have been keeping my eye on Yellowstone.

Posted by: bob the good [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 10, 2005 11:12 AM

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