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2008 February 22

News Reports

  • Mount St. Helens decides it's time to take a breather 2008-Feb-22 00:00 from The Seattle Times

    After more than three years of nonstop eruption, the Energizer bunny that is Mount St. Helens appears to have run out of steam — at least for now.

    U.S. Geological Survey scientists say the growth of a new lava dome, which began with an explosive outburst in October 2004, has slowed to a halt.

    "We're calling it a pause," said Willie Scott, a volcanologist at the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Wash. "We really don't know if it's going to start up again."

Posted by Raoul Ortega on 2008 February 22 00:33 |