Posted on 10/12/2004 2:21:55 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. (AP) — Mount St. Helens vented more steam yesterday as new thermal images revealed that parts of the lava dome in its crater are piping hot, a sign that magma continues to rise within the volcano. Scientists said an area on the south side of the old dome, where a large uplift of rock has been growing, now appears perforated as if magma has been hammering at the surface. "The magma is not just pushing up but pushing out," John Pallister, a U.S. Geological Survey geologist, said yesterday. He said scientists believe the magma is less than a half-mile below the surface.
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"The magma is not just pushing up but pushing out,"
Perverts! ;)
LOL
BUMP
Sounds like what happens when I eat spicy food...
Me either.
Ooh... asH.
ROTFL... It's ok to release gases, as long as their is no Lava Flow, right?
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