USGS Update @ 10:10 am PDT - Today is the first-year anniversary of the seismic unrest that culminated in the extrusion of the new lava dome beginning in mid-October 2004. In honor of this occasion, the volcano is sporting a handsome vapor plume this morning and is continuing to build the dome. The dome is now more than three-quarters of the volume of the dome that grew episodically between 1980 and 1986. We wait enthusiastically to see what St. Helens has in mind for year two.
Love that last sentence.
"A handsome vapor plume?" Is this a volcano, or a fashion show?
I see she had a 3.0 earlier today. She must be jealous of all the attention being paid to Hurricanes. :-)