Mount St. Helens Magma Activity Increases

[Astronuc]

Recently, magma activity at St. Helens has increased, meaning that there is some rise in the magma dome.

http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/st_helens/

http://www.pnsn.org/volcanoes/mount-st-helens

Those living nearby may wish to pay attention to the new activity.

I used to follow MSH on a daily basis.

 

[jedishrfu]

Hey Astro do you live nearby Mt St Helens? In Texas we generally don't worry about that sort of calamity although the discovery channel had a show on Yellowstone park and the super volcano beneath it and how if it erupted it would blanket Texas with a lot of fallout.

 

[davenn]

Thanks for the heads-up Astro

Have visited St Helens a couple of times over the last 14 yrs
always keen to see what is happening there

Dave

 

[HallsofIvy]

When I was young I spent some time at the Boy Scout camp at Spirit Lake at the foot of St. Helens. There were also a Girl Scout and 4H camp there. Now the lake itself no longer exists- very sad.

 

[Astronuc]

See also - http://www.fs.usda.gov/mountsthelens

I followed St. Helens for many years, but got busy with other events. I'm planning to visit, so I'm paying attention to the magma chamber.

 

[Integral]

I live about 100mi south of St. Helens, I remember hearing/feeling the eruption in 1980 but have never seen it other then from a distance.