You could be in bother!!
Seriously, I am always skeptical of scaremongering from the scientific community, is this really possible?
If you live near a volcano, even one that's been inactive for centuries, there's always a chance of being wiped out by a major eruption. The scientific community is not real great at predicting when this will happen, though.
Sometimes the things just go BLAM! Many other times there's activity in advance suggesting an eruption is imminent, but "imminent" could be tomorrow or next month. It's very hard to plan and order an evacuation until it's just about too late.
It's possible. As is the magnitude 9+ Richter earthquake that could hit at any ti
Oh, yes. The last big lahar, occuring on the northern face of the mountain, created the Green River Valley which is now heavily populated.
It's less likely than, say, a lahar on the southern side. Something about the quality of the rock on the northern face. It's more likely it would go the other direction and wipe out Puyallup.
I did play "stump the insurance company" when I called USAA to ask if they considered a lahar to be "volcano" or "flood". They had to call me back. Tee hee!