[Tormod]

I hope some of our NW folks can keep us posted on this:

Giant rock growing in Mount St. Helens' crater

Originally Posted by CNN

If the skies are clear as forecast, volcano watchers who turn out for the reopening of the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Friday will get a spectacular view of a hulking slab of rock that's rapidly growing in Mount St. Helens' crater.

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/05/05...tion=cnn_space

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by Tormod

I hope some of our NW folks can keep us posted on this:

Giant rock growing in Mount St. Helens' crater



http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/05/05...tion=cnn_space

With a growth rate of 4 to 6 feet a day, the 'fin' or 'slab' of rock is expected to break apart & fall to the crater floor before long. Geologists note that as the erruption has continued, earthquakes have decresed; they attribute this to much of the rock in the lava passage having now been broken & allowing a relatively smooth passage of lava.
The fin is currently visible from the volcano cam:
http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/

[Chacmool]

Fascinating stuff. Turtle, as our resident volcano observer, when do you think Mt. St. Helens will have another big eruption like the one in 1980?

[Racoon]

I can see Mt. St. Helens too Chacmool...
Turtle isn't the only lonely.

Its a beautiful clear day.
I think it is inevitable that it will erupt again.
But I doubt on the scale of 1980...
But I'm not a volcanologist.
I just pretend.

Mount Raineer, or Mt. Tacoma as the native Indians called it, has more destructive capabilities... more people in the blast zone.

There is a growth, and the News has been speculating another eruption for a long time.

I better check Turtle's Live Cam thread!

[InfiniteNow]

How funny... todays APOD has it as well. I actually sent the link to Turtle before reading this thread...

[Chacmool]

Originally Posted by Racoon

I can see Mt. St. Helens too Chacmool...
Turtle isn't the only lonely.

Its a beautiful clear day.
I think it is inevitable that it will erupt again.
But I doubt on the scale of 1980...

I stand corrected, Racoon. Of course, you've mentioned before that you also live close to Mt. St. Helens. That's so cool!

I wonder if Mt. St. Helens will erupt in my lifetime. I also wonder if another famous volcano, Vesuvius, will pop its top in my lifetime.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by InfiniteNow

How funny... todays APOD has it as well. I actually sent the link to Turtle before reading this thread...

The text with that photo is a bit misleading.

Originally Posted by NASA

Explanation: A new rock slab is growing at more than one meter a day on the Mt. St. Helens volcano in Washington, USA. The rock slab, growing since last November, now extends about 100 meters out from one of the volcano's craters. A recently made time lapse movie shows the rock slab growing. Pictured above, a helicopter examines the steaming hot rock slab late last month. Mt. St. Helens underwent a spectacular eruption in 1980 but has been undergoing a comparatively serene eruption since 2004 September. A new volcanic dome has been building which is now about 100 meters above the 1980s dome. The rock slab is visible from the Johnson Ridge Observatory on the erupting volcano.

First, there is only one crater, and second Johson Ridge Station is about five miles from St. Helens, not on the mountain itself. The volcano cam is mounted under an eve on the Johson Ridge Visditor Center building.
http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocam...location.shtml

Originally Posted by Chacmool

Fascinating stuff. Turtle, as our resident volcano observer, when do you think Mt. St. Helens will have another big eruption like the one in 1980?

Just so hard to make any prediction with so little data. From the lateral blast in 1980 to the current condition, there is little presedent in volcanology for this type of activity cycle. I do think when she does blow again, the South side is the one to watch.

PS Here's a link to KGW our local NBC affiliate. You may have to register, but they have a number of articles & also regularly send their helicopter in to take photos.
http://www.kgw.com/news-local/storie...s.fc3d179.html

[Buffy]

Its a shark. Prolly Infy, since we have seen less of him lately.

Have any foolish folks moved back into the blast area?

KaBoom!
Buffy

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by Buffy

Its a shark. Prolly Infy, since we have seen less of him lately.

Have any foolish folks moved back into the blast area?

KaBoom!
Buffy

Aha! Infy! With his new super-secret wagon no doubt.
If any one is living inside the National Monument boudary, it is definately illegal.
http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshnvm/
I understand that they may allow hikers this season into previously closed trails.
KaPow!
Turtle

[orbsycli]

Oi, Turtle-
The link's broken!
KaZam!
Thing