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New Lava Lobe On Mount St. Helens Is 'Huge'
2004-Oct-22 06:06
from KIRO (ch.7) Seattle/Associated Press
SEATTLE -- The new lobe on the lava dome in Mount St. Helens' crater has grown to roughly the size of an aircraft carrier.
After getting a good look into the crater, U.S. Geological Survey scientists said the new feature is about 900 feet long, 250 feet wide and 230 feet high.
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Weather hampers Mount St. Helens monitoring
2004-Oct-24 10:07
from KING (ch.5) Seattle/NW Cable News
MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. -- Rain and clouds Saturday again hampered efforts by the U.S. Geological Survey to monitor the restless Mount St. Helens volcano.
Due largely to low clouds, a remote-control monitoring plane has not been an immediate help to scientists, but it shows promise. Poor viewing conditions with rain were forecast throughout the weekend.