Tourists and their dollars flock to Mt. St. Helens
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Over the last two weeks, Mount Saint Helens captured worldwide attention as it came to life, spewing clouds of steam and ash. But it has also drawn
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While earthquakes, steam and magma are getting all the attention on Mount St. Helens these days, the volcano's most unique feature could be the icy epitome of slow motion that has sprouted on its flanks in the last two decades: its glacier.
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MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Wash., Oct. 3 -- A reawakening volcano sparked a makeshift festival here Sunday, as thousands of people staged parties at every wide spot in the two-lane road to the mountain.
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The Cook Islands receive more tourists per capita than any other South Pacific destination. Now authorities are revamping their tourism strategy to focus on preservation.
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Scientists closely monitoring Mount St. Helens say they are convinced the Washington state volcano is getting ready to erupt at any time.
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Local businesses that depend on an influx of international travelers are monitoring the dollar's recent struggles like sailors scanning the clouds before they put to sea.
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Scientists tracking renewed earthquake activity at Mount St Helens are warning that a second eruption may be brewing. Officials evacuated a visitor centre at the Johnston Ridge Observatory about five miles from the volcano&#39;s crater as a safety precaution.
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Last Friday, 34-year-old Swiss tourist Konrad Hegner decided to visit Mount St. Helens, hoping to witness an eruption before heading to Mount Rainier and continuing on his travels. He has been here every day since &#151; even when clouds obscured the crater &#151; and is not sure when he'll leave.
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Instead of the beach or mountains, more tourists now spend their vacations at sites of disaster and depravity
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Mount St. Helens&#39; daily throes have muscled TV&#39;s disaster watch away from Florida&#39;s hurricanes and gotten the nation wondering if another monster eruption like the killer of 1980 is in store.
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SEATTLE - The flurry of earthquakes at Mount St. Helens intensified further yesterday, and one scientist put the chance of a small eruption happening in the next few days at 70 percent.
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With a falling dollar sweetening the deal for international travelers, a record-setting number of tourists visited the city last year, spending an estimated $28 billion, tourism officials said.
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They're culture-rich and scenically stunning, but very, very pricey.
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Mount St. Helens stewed in volcanic gases and low-level earthquakes Sunday, with crowds of eager tourists hoping to glimpse an eruption that scientists said could happen immediately or take a few weeks.
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Mount St. Helens, the giant volcano in southwest Washington that erupted with deadly violence 24 years ago, is churning with increased swarms of tiny earthquakes -- and scientists said Thursday there was a
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MOUNT St. HELENS Nov 27, 2004 - A 3.1-magnitude earthquake shook the crater at Mount St. Helens on Saturday, the strongest quake at the volcano since mid-October.
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The molten rock rising inside Mount St. Helens is giving the peak an eerie red glow at night.