Lull on Mount St. Helens may not last for long | Seattle Times

Lull on Mount St. Helens may not last for long

By Ian Ith, Hal Bernton and Christopher Schwarzen
Seattle Times staff reporters

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Magma forcing its way to the top of Mount St. Helens has forced a bulge up to 100 feet higher since Tuesday, bringing the festering deformity as high or higher than the old lava dome inside the crater, scientists said this morning.

Despite that, and another belching of steam from vents in the crater about 9:30 a.m. today, the volcano danger warning level is still reduced. And scientists continue to say St. Helens is in for an extended period of fits and starts.

"We're going to see more of this; we're going to see more explosions," said Jake Lowenstern, a U.S. Geological Survey vulcanologist.

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I thought Spock was a Vulcanologist

it is doing. It updates every 5 minutes. And there is a special report that is updated on the condition of the mountain.

My family lives in Spokane and we remember the last explosion very well. That ash cloud was devastating even 400 miles away.