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Mount St. Helens Shoots Steam, Ash

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-red-hot-magma-just-yet dept.

Wynken de Word writes "Months after the preliminary signs starting showing, Washington State's Mount St. Helens is sending a plume of steam and ash 7,600 metres into the air as of Tuesday, 17:25 PST. See the U.S. Geological Survey site for more updates and, come daylight, check out the Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam."

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  1. photo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    my photoblog entry tonight:

    http://www.euphorochrome.com/photoblog/index.php?p =131

  2. I saw it! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I was flying home from SEA -> SJC this evening and saw the thing happen from 20,000 feet. The ash shot up and within a few minutes was at the same altitude as our still-climbing 737. Within a few minutes the ash was well above our altitude and the Captain came on and stated that it seemed to him to be well above 30,000 feet. Needless to say, we flew well clear of the plume.

    That being said, it was an amazing sight to see this huge jet of ash go so high, so quickly. The late afternoon sun lit it just right and I really wish I had had a camera.