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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kazan on October 01, 2004, 02:14:59 pm

Title: Mt St Helens is errupting!
Post by: Kazan on October 01, 2004, 02:14:59 pm: Live on MSNBC -- we have a steam plume.. may not have surface lava - but we do have water getting down to magma creating a steam plume
Title: Mt St Helens is errupting!
Post by: Rictor on October 01, 2004, 02:16:41 pm: :eek: :eek:

run for the hill!
...
no, not those hills!
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Post by: an0n on October 01, 2004, 02:23:42 pm: According to some reports a few days back it's likely to be nothing more than a burp.
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Post by: kasperl on October 01, 2004, 02:28:55 pm: Got link to something like a webcast?

(No MSNBC in Holland, give me a yell when it's on CNN though)
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Post by: vyper on October 01, 2004, 02:30:21 pm: When it's on CNN it'll become a full blown natural disaster with special effects...
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Post by: Kazan on October 01, 2004, 02:34:15 pm: it's a minor eruption - a steam and ashblast - more or less volcanic "burp" but it's not hte only activity they're expecting

she's just clearing her throat
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Post by: Sandwich on October 01, 2004, 02:43:19 pm: Quote
Originally posted by kasperl
Got link to something like a webcast?

(No MSNBC in Holland, give me a yell when it's on CNN though)

http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/

Seems to be overloaded at the moment though.
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Post by: kasperl on October 01, 2004, 02:49:00 pm: Thanks for the link, Sandwich.
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Post by: ionia23 on October 01, 2004, 03:16:00 pm: Holy hell..... Let's hope it doesn't get worse.
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Post by: Clave on October 01, 2004, 03:21:39 pm: This may be in the 'famous last words' category, but, it just looks like a bit of steam...
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Post by: aldo_14 on October 01, 2004, 04:52:25 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Rictor
:eek: :eek:

run for the hill!
...
no, not those hills!

"a volcano!"
"run for the hills!"
...
"run away from the hills!"
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Post by: Night Hammer on October 01, 2004, 05:04:39 pm: reminds me of Monty Python....

"Run Awayyyy":p
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Post by: magatsu1 on October 01, 2004, 05:22:28 pm: I was just thinkin' that ! Holy Grail right ?:D
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Post by: Clave on October 01, 2004, 05:31:54 pm: http://www.moviewavs.com/cgi-bin/mp3s.cgi?Monty_Python=mp12.mp3
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Post by: ChronoReverse on October 01, 2004, 06:45:01 pm: Meh, unless it explodes and I can see it from here (about 280km away) it's nothing at all.
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Post by: Terminator on October 01, 2004, 06:46:44 pm: We're screwed.
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Post by: Ford Prefect on October 01, 2004, 07:00:07 pm: I'm waiting for FOX news to reassure us that there is currently no reason to believe that terrorism is to blame.
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Post by: vyper on October 01, 2004, 07:05:07 pm: :lol:
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Post by: Deepblue on October 01, 2004, 10:29:43 pm: LoL, I live there and I didnt realize anything had happened till a couple hours later.
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Post by: an0n on October 01, 2004, 10:31:33 pm: What was your first clue? The huge plume of smoke or the ground shaking?
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Post by: Liberator on October 02, 2004, 01:36:00 am: Quote
Originally posted by Ford Prefect
I'm waiting for FOX news to reassure us that there is currently no reason to believe that terrorism is to blame.

And I'm waiting for some nutjob left wing loudmouth to blame it on Bush, Cheney, or just Western Civilization in general.
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Post by: StratComm on October 02, 2004, 01:44:17 am: Ok, a volcano really shouldn't be turning in to a political debate. It's not even like the thing is threatening a population center or anything. Please?
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Post by: Liberator on October 02, 2004, 02:05:32 am: I was just being silly :sigh:

It's a terrible thing. :(

There happy now?:D

I'm of the opinion that we need a representation of nature's true power every once in a while to remind us of our place.
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Post by: kasperl on October 02, 2004, 02:51:34 am: That vulcanocam Sandwich linked to gives only snow for an image right now......
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Post by: Sandwich on October 02, 2004, 04:54:20 pm: Quote
Originally posted by kasperl
That vulcanocam Sandwich linked to gives only snow for an image right now......

Here's what I get:
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Post by: ChronoReverse on October 02, 2004, 05:06:06 pm: Hmm, there's some news articles (found with google news) that St. Helens may yet still explode with greater force O_o
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Post by: Deepblue on October 02, 2004, 05:06:49 pm: No shaking, no plume of smoke that was visible (I live in the Puget Sound area), I heard about it on the news.
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Post by: Kazan on October 02, 2004, 05:23:42 pm: there was another hiccup around noon today -- there was a ~50 minute harmonic tremor -- new hazard zone extends up to 5 miles. USGS field observatory (3mi distance) was evacuated

They think they are dealing with new magma! gas readings were "Scrubbed" by heavy rains

They are putting NO geologists on the ground in the crator area

Volcanic Explositive Index:
They were expecting a 1
Now expecting a 2 (maybe 3 or 4 even)

the VEI is similiar to the richtog in being logarithmic
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Post by: Kazan on October 02, 2004, 05:39:23 pm: they have evacuated Johnston Ridge Observatory
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Post by: Corhellion on October 02, 2004, 06:09:32 pm: It's now at Alert Level 3 as of 3:00 PM PDT

...**** man...it's gonna happen within the next few days...or...hell...tonight even!

...man...this is it! We got front row tickets to a volcanic eruption ladies and gentleman!
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Post by: aldo_14 on October 02, 2004, 06:53:43 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Corhellion

...man...this is it! We got front row tickets to a volcanic eruption ladies and gentleman!

Warning! Audience may get splashed"
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Post by: Corhellion on October 02, 2004, 07:12:24 pm: Quote
Scientists warn Saturday that Mount St. Helens could erupt within 24 hours, and with more force than previously expected. "There is a 50 percent chance or greater that there is going to be an eruption and a good chance that it will involve magma," said the U.S. Geological Survey's Tom Pierson. "We're watching very closely." On Friday the volcano spewed a harmless plume of steam and ash into the air but it was still the biggest eruption by the volcano in 18 years.

...We're on the home stretch...

...*grumbles*....just watch...it'll blow in the night...
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Post by: Sandwich on October 03, 2004, 01:26:49 am: Quote
Originally posted by Kazan
they have evacuated Johnston Ridge Observatory

From the VolcanoCam (http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/) site:

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Webmaster Update - October 02, 2004 at 7:30 pm PDT - The USGS issued a Level III Volcano Alert today, which included the evacuation of the Johnston Ridge Observatory. The VolcanoCam is now the closest operating camera to Mount St. Helens. It continues to function with no problem.

We captured all images of yesterday's eruption and plan to do the same for today's event. Watch for the update to the VolcanoCam web site in the next few days.

Heh.