Mt. Fitzherbert
Alert Level Dropped to Level 2
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Scientists drop alert level at Mount St. Helens
2004-Oct-06 09:47
from The Seattle Post-Intellegencer/Associated Press
MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. -- Scientists dropped the alert level for Mount St. Helens on Wednesday, saying occasional steam blasts and possibly some eruptions of fresh volcanic rock could last for weeks or months.
"We no longer think that an eruption is imminent in the sense of minutes or hours," Willie Scott, a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, said after announcing the alert level had been lowered to level two, down from level three, the highest level.
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Alert level lowered on Mount St. Helens
2004-Oct-06 09:52
from KING (Ch.5) Seattle/PNW Cable News [registration required]
MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Wash. - Small earthquakes continued overnight at Mount St. Helens. But the level of seismicity is lower than in recent days.
The volcano's period of relative quiet prompted geologists to lower the alert level predicting an eruption to 2 from 3, it's highest level. An eruption, possibly a very sudden one, is still possible, however.