Mt. St. Helens Rumbling Again...
Sep 26th, 2004, 09:36 PM
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Mt. St. Helens Rumbling Again...
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/...elens%20Notice
This doesn't mean there's going to be an eruption like the one in 1980, but who knows?
Andrew
This doesn't mean there's going to be an eruption like the one in 1980, but who knows?
Andrew
Sep 27th, 2004, 06:07 AM
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Better safe than sorry. Guess that means that we are not going backpacking on it this winter unless rules are changed though
I remember when it blew and seeing all the ash...something I doubt I will ever forget.
I remember when it blew and seeing all the ash...something I doubt I will ever forget.
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Sep 30th, 2004, 06:14 AM
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Johnston Ridge webcam:
http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/
Not much to see at the moment. Looks like it's "socked in" with fog and low clouds (been having a lot of that up here (Western Washington) lately - at least in the morning hours). Either that or the webcam is down.
Ken
PS: For those of you who take a trip to the Pacific Northwest, a day excursian to Mt. St. Helens is very, very interesting.
http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/
Not much to see at the moment. Looks like it's "socked in" with fog and low clouds (been having a lot of that up here (Western Washington) lately - at least in the morning hours). Either that or the webcam is down.
Ken
PS: For those of you who take a trip to the Pacific Northwest, a day excursian to Mt. St. Helens is very, very interesting.
Sep 30th, 2004, 08:31 AM
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My wife visited the Johnston Ridge Observatory in 1995 and was very impressed. Unfortunately, the visit was a date with a man very much not her husband. When she revealed the Mt. St. Helen's date to me several years later and three kids later, it proved to be very, very interesting in deed!
Sep 30th, 2004, 09:46 AM
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Like the recent hurricanes in Florida it seems that when these things occur, and they are "bad" we always see them attributed to "Mother Nature." But when natural phenomena occur which are "good" God gets the credit..interesting viewpoint.
Sep 30th, 2004, 10:48 AM
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Reply to TopMan,
I only have praise[-o< for LordBalfor's revelation, and am surprized
at the odds of eruption:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science....ap/index.html
I only have praise[-o< for LordBalfor's revelation, and am surprized
at the odds of eruption:http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science....ap/index.html
Sep 30th, 2004, 11:00 AM
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Thanks John.
The webcam is up now and you can see right inside the crater and can make out the new lava dome (about 5 miles away). During the May 18th eruption of 1980 (when the top and side of the mountain blew off) the webcams' location was flattened by the blast and the trees in the general vacinity were literally shredded. They beleive there is no danger of that now, and indeed, The Johnston Ridge visitor center (where the camera sits) is to remain open (at least for now).
Ken
The webcam is up now and you can see right inside the crater and can make out the new lava dome (about 5 miles away). During the May 18th eruption of 1980 (when the top and side of the mountain blew off) the webcams' location was flattened by the blast and the trees in the general vacinity were literally shredded. They beleive there is no danger of that now, and indeed, The Johnston Ridge visitor center (where the camera sits) is to remain open (at least for now).
Ken
Sep 30th, 2004, 09:00 PM
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Today we flew out of Portland Oregon and the pilot directed our attention to the mountain shrouded in mist/steam to our right...sheesh!
I do so hope that this is just some steam letting off and nothing much more.
I do so hope that this is just some steam letting off and nothing much more.
Oct 2nd, 2004, 12:39 PM
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I'm listening to Fox news, and they are having a press conference right now, saying that they are pretty sure there will be a actual eruption very soon. They are at "Level 3" but are saying the risk is just to the immediate area.
So they are evacuating some areas in the immediate vicinity of the volcano. In fact, the newsman just got evacuated while the press conference was going on! They are saying it's a precautionary measure, and the media are being sent 2 miles further away.
It's really something listening to this happening in real time.
Sending thought to every around there, hope yuou all stay safe and ash free.
So they are evacuating some areas in the immediate vicinity of the volcano. In fact, the newsman just got evacuated while the press conference was going on! They are saying it's a precautionary measure, and the media are being sent 2 miles further away.
It's really something listening to this happening in real time.
Sending thought to every around there, hope yuou all stay safe and ash free.
Oct 2nd, 2004, 12:47 PM
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mms, It's amazing to watch in real time, I'm just glued to the TV, as I can imagine you are!
Now they are moving everybody back another 10 miles, and think it might be bigger than they first predicted....
Now they are moving everybody back another 10 miles, and think it might be bigger than they first predicted....
Oct 2nd, 2004, 01:20 PM
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Guess I will have to go watch the news upstairs...dh is glued to football, lol!
I remember the 1980 event very well and remember all the ash coating everything. So this is exciting to see again...and at least this time there are more warnings and such.
We have hiked there quite a bit and it is just amazing to see what nature can do. Even after all this time, the landscape is truly amazing.
I remember the 1980 event very well and remember all the ash coating everything. So this is exciting to see again...and at least this time there are more warnings and such.
We have hiked there quite a bit and it is just amazing to see what nature can do. Even after all this time, the landscape is truly amazing.
