Mt. St. Helens at it again

Zaaphod · Postby **Zaaphod** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:18 am

Yep, my favorite local volcano has indigestion again:  <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: </td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Mount St. Helens erupts 06:10 PM PST on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 KING5.com VANCOUVER, Wash. - A large plume of steam rising up to 36,000 feet was being emitted Tuesday afternoon from the crater of Mount St. Helens. It could be seen from miles around, including Portland, Oregon, and was moving northeast. The eruption occurred at about 5:20 p.m. Tuesday. The plume was accompanied by an earthquake of about 2.0 magnitude. Mike Fergus, FAA, said he believes the cloud was mostly steam and did not present a danger to airplanes in the area. An ashfall advisory is in effect until 9 p.m. for the south Washington Cascade foothills and the south Washington Cascades. The winds are expected to take the ash plume to the east and north of Mount St. Helens, with the heaviest amounts to fall in Skamania County, and lighter amounts in Cowlitz County. Breathing volcanic ash can be dangerous to many people, especially those with respiratory problems. The 9,677-foot volcano in southwest Washington rumbled to life again last fall, pumping out lava as the mountain nears the 25th anniversary of the devastating eruption of May 18, 1980, that killed 57 people. This latest volcanic burp from the mountain comes just after the state Board on Geographic Names unanimously chose Tulutson, the Cowlitz Indian word for ice, as the name for the glacier that has grown inside the mountain's crater. </td></tr></table>

Maeglin · Postby **Maeglin** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:45 am

Yep, I saw the plume from here, whee.

Foxchild · Postby **Foxchild** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 4:10 am

Zaaphod · Postby **Zaaphod** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 1:30 am

Scientists are saying a larger eruption is possible, although nothing like what happened in 1980.

Arloest · Postby **Arloest** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:25 am

Afterwards, the volcano said "excuse me". *gets things flunged at her*

Zaaphod · Postby **Zaaphod** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 4:43 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (Arloest @ Mar 9 2005, 08:25 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> *gets things flunged at her*  </td></tr></table>  Like ash. <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' />

Muninn · Postby **Muninn** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 7:15 pm

Arloest · Postby **Arloest** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 4:12 am

That's so cute! :-O

Muninn · Postby **Muninn** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 7:51 pm

I know, and the artwork's great as well. I bet they're the ones behind this eruption too..

Zaaphod · Postby **Zaaphod** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 2:23 am

Awesome pic. Explains so much too. <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='laugh.gif' />

ShadOtterdan · Postby **ShadOtterdan** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 6:05 am

I can't believe I missed the smoke though, but I guess that's what I get for not looking at the sky more often.

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