The most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest has begun to stir again. Since March of this year, scientists have detected more than 130 small magnitude earthquakes beneath Mount St. Helens, with up to 40 occurring per week. This behaviour indicates that the volcano is steadily recharging – but while it may sound alarming, the experts say they haven’t yet spotted any signs of an imminent eruption.
Washington’s notorious volcano is best known for its ‘cataclysmic’ 1980 eruption, which brought devastation and destruction that stretched on for miles, and visible ash fall nearly 1,000 miles away. The event has come to be known as one of the ‘deadliest eruptions in US history’. READ MORE
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You people are such liars.. there have been two there since the beginning of the year.