Scientists: Volcano Monitoring Funds Low
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For lack of funds, more than a third of the nation's "truly dangerous" volcanos lack even a seismometer for detecting signs of an impending eruption, scientists say.
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Mount St Helens, the volcano in the northwest USA that erupted spectacularly in 1980, is showing signs of blowing again. But despite modern technology, predicting eruptions is still a black art, say US experts.
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VANCOUVER, Wash. Oct. 7, 2004 - Geologist David Johnston wouldn&#39;t have died on Mount St. Helens today. New equipment developed since the 1980 eruption of the volcano has made it possible for volcanologists
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Monitoring the gases emitted by lava from Mount St. Helens might provide clues to future eruptions, a British volcano expert reported Thursday.
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Government scientists said that  volcanic activity on Washington state's Mount St. Helens had  started to taper off and downgraded their safety warning on  Wednesday, following nearly two weeks of seismic activity and  steam eruptions.
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Scientists tracking earthquake activity at Mount St. Helens raised their warning level on Saturday to a Level 3-Volcano Alert, and officials ordered the evacuation
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Despite ongoing volcanic activity for the last two years, there is no indication Mount St. Helens is on the verge of a repeat performance of its cataclysmic 1980 eruption, scientists said on Wednesday.
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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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One scientist is sounding fairly sure there&#39;ll be a small eruption at Mount St. Helens in the next few days -- putting the chances at 70 percent.
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Volcanologists studying erupted rocks say they have new insights into what might trigger explosive eruptions.
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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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Scientists from the US Geological Survey report that small earthquakes have registered about once a minute for the past several weeks.
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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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A rocky "cork" may be stopping up the volcano, resulting in mysteriously rhythmic earthquakes, a new study says.
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Federal officials lowered the alert level at Mount St. Helens Wednesday as the volcano entered a new quiet phase that scientists cannot yet explain.
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Federal scientists issued a warning Wednesday, saying there&#39;s a heightened possibility Mount St. Helens may experience a small to moderate eruption.
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One Alaska volcano has been emitting small bursts of ash for three weeks and another is being shaken by tremors, indicating that eruptions are possible at both within weeks, seismologists said on Monday.