[2sheep]

A little history:

 Mount Rainier Showing Signs of Possible Eruption
 Mt. Raineer Breaking
 Mt Ranier
 volcano (Mt. Ranier)
 Another American Volcano?
 Lurking beneath the earth is a potential explosion that could bury all of California
 Why volcano explode
 Volcanic bulge has town excited (Three Sisters, Oregon)
 Volcano Erupts on Ocean Floor Off Oregon Coast

[ken5050]

Interesting post to wake up to.....a few observations..

Everything I've read, as one who has no technical expertise in these matters..suggests that there is no definitive way to yet predict if indeed there wil be an eruption, let alone when..and geologic time is very slow.....even if most scientists came to a consensus that there would "soon" be an eruption..what could be done....a mass evacuation?...wouldn't happen....it's similar to the report, a few months ago, about a suposed suitcase nuke in NYC...releasing the report would be guaranteed to cause a panic, riots, and death...the scale of some events is beond our ability to deal with in advance...

On a "lighter note" (g).. are you familar with the theory of "supervolcanoes"..supposedly there's one under Yellowstone National Park..and the caldera is the size of the park..even bigger.....it supposedly goes off every 300,000 years or so..and we're due for one "any time now"..since the last time was some 300,00 years ago..

it's like the old idea to buy land in Las Vegas, because after the big quake hits California, it'll be waterfront property..

[2sheep]

 Scientists eye activity at Oregon volcano
 Inch by inch, Cascades bulge getting bigger
 Political Parties on Mt Rainier Eruption
 WA: Mt. Rainier Showing Signs Of Possible Eruption
 Another American Volcano?
 NOAA watching apparent underwater volcano off West Coast
 Volcano Erupts on Ocean Floor Off Oregon Coast
 VOLCANO HAZARDS FACT SHEET

[BullDog108]

I have also heard that there is a 20 square mile section of the Three Sisters in Oregon that has a magma dome uplifting it by about 6 to 12 inches.

[Quix]

GREAT QUESTION AND POINT. I agree. I don't trust much about much of any govgt dept's press briefings any more.

[Straight Vermonter]

National Geographic did I great story about the Cascades and specifically Mt Ranier a year or 2 ago. They went into some detail about the evacuation plans etc. You should see if your local library has a copy it was a great story.

[Lokibob]

I'm not an expert, but the seismograph you showed looks like a problem in the equipment rather than actual quakes. I have seen it before in a couple of charts I watch. What tips me off is the regularity of the major bumps (3 mins after each 15 min trace). Mother nature would not do that so regular.

I'd check other seismographs in the area to see what they are doing.

[blam]

When the Toba volcano blew 70,000 years ago, some estimates are that as few as 5,000 people worldwide survived. That's one of the causes of the human genetic bottleneck you may have heard the DNA folks talk about.

[blam]

TOBA

[Clara Lou]

and tell me the truth
I don't mean to be unkind, but this sounds like a tinfoil beanie crisis. There are so many people from various entities studying these volcanoes and earthquakes, that the government couldn't keep news about serious activity quiet if it wanted to-- too many university professors and grad students and students who would tell everything they know. Sheesh.

[SamAdams76]

Are The Cascades waking up? They never went to sleep in the first place. Like other volcanos in the Cascades, Mt. Rainer is an active volcano and the question is not whether it will erupt, but when. Based on the seismic activity in the region, my guess is that it will be soon. How soon is soon? That I do not know and I doubt anybody else does either.

[Aric2000]

During the week I live up on the west side of the cascades, I can see Mount Ranier from top to bottom.

You can even tell the weather from mount Ranier, if she has a cap of clouds and the rest of the sky is clear, it will be cloudy and rainy the next day.

I have seen some slides on the west side of the mountain, pretty easy to see, and every once in a while a white cap will appear from the top of the mountain, as steam from inside escapes, or that is what I assume it's from.

Friends who have been up on the top of Mount Ranier tell me that there are hot springs on top of the mountain that make a great jacuzzi. She's active, and has always been active.

The best advice I can give you is this, look for the Volcano evacuation route signs on the streets, from your house follow them to the closest evacuation area so that you know the route and if it gets jammed you can find a way around. Also, make sure that you have enough emergency supplies for 2 weeks, including water. If you live on a high hill, and you have relatives in the valleys, make sure that they have routes and ideas of how to get to your house in case of a major eruption.

The only thing that you can do about an eruption, is be prepared to survive it. Because it is going to erupt whether you are prepared or not.

[Edmund Burke]

The folks at Boeing know it's coming. They decided to move to Chicago and get out before it's too late.

[PoisedWoman]

With volcanos like this, who needs terrorists? What can Tom Ridge do? Color code Ranier?

I live in Puget Sound, on an island with a great view of Ranier. Front row seat for eruption. I'll keep you posted.

[NormsRevenge]

Maybe the 5 planets alignment coming soon is having effects on Our Living Planet?

Check OUT www.space.com

[JZoback]

I saw a great T.V. show, I think Discovery or TLC about a geologist who has this theory volcanic eruptions are in sync with the moon and tides, he went to Italy to study an active volcanos.

He had some very compelling evidence.

[JZoback]

volcanolive

[JZoback]

Notice how close the cities are!!!