Posted on 11/07/2004 2:25:19 PM PST by djf
Overdue, and if I recall correctly, a blow of Mt. Ranier would have far more devastating consequences than that of Mt. St, Helen's.
There was confusion about what volcano had erupted. Only Novarupta erupted early in the 20th century. However, it drained a magma chamber 6 miles away at Katmai forming a Caldera.
Mount Saint Helens and Rainier are 50 miles apart. They are completely different volcanic systems with entirely separate magma chambers.
FWIW, when it comes to stuff like this, I never say never :) Look how long it took'em to figure out what really happened up in Alaska.
Actually, the real danger from Mt. Rainier is lahars (volcanic mudslides), not an explosion like Mt. St. Helens. The USGS has online maps showing the paths of past lahars, which could reach as far as Auburn and Tacoma.
Nam Vet
It took them a while to figure out what happened in Alaska because no one witnessed the eruption up close. It's one of the most remote areas in North America.
EAST of the San Andreas...the worst that could happen would be that FR would be paying property taxes at the new Lex Luthor rate.
I'm about 25 miles as the crow flies, but there's a pretty big valley between me n' it. However, depending on which way the wind blows when it goes, could be kinda dusty for a while.
Hopefully, it'll be small enough not to send too many big rocks 25 miles away from the blast. But I'll certainly have a ringside seat when it goes. Guess I'll have to stock up on some videotape for the camera as a just-in-case.
LOL - I hope so!!
Or, "...as the ash flies." :)
I think so.
It's much closer to populated areas, I think.
Being east coast I'm not too conversant or knowledgable about it.
(Only what I've read, and I don't really know how accurate it is.)
Ruh-roh!
It sits in the horizon just east of Portland.
wrong mountain so-sorry.
I was thinkn' of mount Hood
Kinda figured as much.
Not sure where it is in relation to populated areas.
But I figure that it is fairly close to some populated places.
Looking at a map says yes, but that doesn't give a good idea on how bad it would be.
From what I've read, Ranier will be very bad when it goes.
Hood would be bad as well.
(Hood has had some quakes, but nothing approaching the slight increase in activity seen at Ranier. Helens so far has had the largest increase.)
"Anyone else see the weird cloud formation next to Mt. Rainier today?"
I saw the layered standing lenticular clouds over Rainier today. It is caused when moist air blows over the mountain, gets pushed up and thus cooled. The moisture condenses into a cloud. Once the air gets over the peak and goes back down the other side, the air warms up and the water re-evaporates. The cloud appears to hover motionless over the summit, but in fact the wind must blow at least 60 mph for the cloud to form.
The old Indian saying is that whenever Tahoma (Rainier) wears a hat, it will rain in two days. I believe it.
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