Posted on 01/17/2005 5:20:23 PM PST by djf
KING 5 news is reporting that the instruments on Mt. St. Helens have ceased transmitting data. They say it could be due to a steam eruption, or a rock slide, some kind of major event. Indications are that right before they stopped, the lava dome was growing at a very rapid pace.
Cool
The end is nigh...
EMP?
Doesn't that just burn your ***? Well, we've had avalanches, cold snaps, mudslides, floods and a tsunami. Why shouldn't a volcano join the fray?
Is it time to bring out the lava lamps?
Um...Run! Run for your lives? ;)
Will she blow her stack again?
How many are there and how far apart?
Interesting!
Governor Christine Gregoire needs to personally investigate immediately!
Cowabunga, i am getting out my galoshes (which granny called rubbers) my tinfoil hat. And await further developments!
Monday, January 17, 2005 10:00 a.m. PST (1800 UTC)
MOUNT ST. HELENS UPDATE
Current status is Volcano Advisory (Alert Level 2); aviation color code ORANGE
Growth of the new lava dome inside the crater of Mount St. Helens continues, accompanied by low rates of seismicity, low emissions of steam and volcanic gases, and minor production of ash. During such eruptions, episodic changes in the level of activity can occur over days to months. The eruption could also intensify suddenly or with little warning and produce explosions that cause hazardous conditions within several miles of the crater and farther downwind. Small lahars could suddenly descend the Toutle River if triggered by heavy rain or by interaction of hot rocks with snow and ice. These lahars pose a negligible hazard below the Sediment Retention Structure (SRS) but could pose a hazard along the river channel upstream.
Potential ash hazards:Wind forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), coupled with eruption models, show that ash clouds that rise above the crater rim today would drift chiefly eastward.
Recent observations: The volcano is obscured by clouds this morning and data from field sites show that it has been raining and streams draining the crater have higher water flows. New instrumentation packages, including video camera, gas sensor, GPS, and seismometer, installed on and near the new lava dome on Friday stopped transmitting data early Sunday morning. The exact cause is not known owing to poor visibility, but interpretation of seismic and other data suggest that a rockfall and perhaps a steam and ash emission generated small flows of ash or falls of rock fragments that damaged the instruments. In the 24 hr prior to the event, the GPS on the north end of the new lava dome moved southward and upward more than 8 meters showing that dome extrusion continues at a vigorous pace. Assessment of conditions in the crater awaits improved visibility.
What did Bush know and when did he know it???
This is Bush's fault.
Will Jen Get Back Together With Brad?, We Just don't know.......:*)
Damn!
You beat me by 2 seconds!
I beat you to it LMAO.
I love it when MY dome glows at a very rapid pace.
Not only is it his fault, but it's the fault of the neocon cabal headed by the Juws.
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