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2004 October 29

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  • Scientists edge closer to predicting volcanic eruptions 2004-Oct-29 00:47 from The Seattle Times

    Scientists monitoring Mount St. Helens got a lot of things right over the past month, as they scrambled to figure out what the restless volcano would do.

    They said lava would probably reach the surface, and it did. They said not to expect anything like the catastrophic eruption of May 18, 1980, and so far, all of the outbursts have been modest.