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Mt. St. Helens' Grumbling May Presage Eruption

Posted by timothy on from the sell-ash-to-easterners dept.

stand writes "The Seattle Times is reporting (press release here) that scientists believe that there is a 'significant chance of a small eruption of Mt. St. Helens in the days or weeks ahead.' There have been a series of earthquakes at the site in the last few days. I think it's about time Washington state took over the natural disaster coverage from Florida, don't you?"

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  1. No reason to worry by bar-agent · · Score: 2, Informative

    From the article:

    "Such an event could fling ash and rocks thousands of feet into the air but would not be expected to pose hazards beyond the volcano's crater and flanks."

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