Better tools aided volcano forecast
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When Mount St. Helens finally let loose yesterday, the predominant emotion among many US Geological Survey scientists was relief. &quot;It&#39;s nice to be able to say: We anticipated this - and we weren&#39;t wrong,&quot; geologist Jon Major said.
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Scientists monitoring Mount St. Helens, which erupted with a minor explosion on Friday, said that they were expecting a more powerful explosion within a day or so.
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Washington State&#39;s Mount St. Helens volcano is primed to erupt any day now, according to scientists. They predict the blast will be far less powerful than the May 18, 1980, explosion that killed 57 people.
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Geologists are warning that the Mount St. Helens volcano in the northwestern US state of Washington could erupt in the next few days.
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MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Wash. -- With scientists predicting that an increase in seismic activity could result in an imminent volcanic eruption
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Earthquake intensity is increasing and preliminary measurements show magma may be moving into the crater area of Mount St. Helens, federal scientists warned Wednesday.
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VANCOUVER, Wash.  - Scientists tracking earthquake  activity at Mount St. Helens raised their alert level on  Saturday to a "Level 3-Volcano Warning," and officials prepared  to evacuate a visitor center about five miles from the  volcano's crater.
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WASHINGTON Aug. 17, 2004  Scientists are planning to take the pulse of the planet and more in an effort to improve weather forecasts, predict energy needs months in advance, anticipate disease outbreaks and even tell fishermen where the catch will be ...
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Government scientists raised the alert level Saturday for Mount St. Helens after its second steam eruption in two days was followed by a powerful tremor. They said the next eruption was imminent or in progress, and could threaten life and property in the remote area near the volcano.
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SEATTLE Scientists say that judging by the way Mount St. Helens is acting up, an eruption may be imminent -- perhaps in the next few days.
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While earthquakes, steam and magma are getting all the attention on Mount St. Helens these days, the volcano&#39;s most unique feature could
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September 29, 2004 - Scientists in Washington state say Mount St. Helens may be getting ready to erupt again. Small earthquakes are being detected beneath the volcano&#39;s lava dome at the rate of 4 per minute.
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High confidence in computer models of the storms enables more effective evacuation planning.
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The volcano alert status at Mount St. Helens has been upgraded. Scientists think another eruption is coming. &quot;There&#39;s a very good chance there&#39;s going to be an eruption ... (and) there&#39;s a good chance it&#39;s
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Government scientists have warned hikers and researchers not to go near the crater of the Mount St. Helens volcano because there is an &quot;increased likelihood&quot; an explosion
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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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Small earthquakes were detected at Mount St. Helens on Saturday, a warning sign that pressure was building up again in the volcano after it spewed steam and ash on Friday, scientists said.