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Scientists Amazed at Mount St. Helens' Growing Dome
An unusually smooth and swiftly growing lava dome within the crater of Washington state's Mount St. Helens volcano is an extraordinary and perplexing event with an unknown outcome, geologists said Tuesday. | I'll take eruption for $500, Alex |
The dome has been building at a steady clip for about two months now as molten rock boils up from deep below. | Imagine Barry Bond's head on steroids |
While no major eruptions are expected in the near term, the dome's construction can be likened to a runaway freight train in terms of the steady forces involved, scientists said. "There's a truckload of hot rock coming out of the mountain every second," said Dan Dzurisin of the U.S. Geological Survey. "We're scratching our heads about it." | Uh, Dan? That's what volcanos do before they go boom. |
Posted by: Steve 2004-12-15 |
