Climbers Expected to Be Fine, Thanks to Dog, Radio Beacon
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GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. -- Because of a high-tech electronic gadget and a big, warm dog named Velvet, three climbers rescued after a harrowing fall and a night in the wind and cold high on Mount Hood are expected to be fine.
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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 "increased likelihood" an explosion could occur, sending rocks and debris down the side of the mountain.
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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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With bad weather expected to descend on Mount Hood, the chance for the climbersâ survival is diminishing.
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NASA&#39;s Mars rovers don&#39;t seem to be wearing out so mission planners have begun to think more boldly, including a plan to let one climb up a steep &quot;escape hatch&quot; from a crater it has been exploring and set out on a trek across a plain.
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The US Geological Survey has issued a Level 3 Volcano Alert, indicating a Mount St. Helens eruption is imminent. Tom Pierson, of the Geological Survey, explained the level warning
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Sniffer rescue dogs trained to find explosives or earthquake survivors buried in rubble may soon have some competition -- rats. The rodents can crawl into the tiniest spaces and have a strong sense of smell.
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MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Wash. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on Mount St. Helens today. Government officials warn that a major eruption will probably happen soon.
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By Howard Buck, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Feb. 15--Local authorities today are keeping close watch on the ongoing Stevenson landslide.
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Three climbers who fell from a ledge while ascending Mount Hood have been located and rescuers were using ropes to reach them late Sunday, while five others who were stranded have been taken down the mountain to a lodge, according to rescue officials.
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By Greg Avery, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.  Dec.
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Three climbers who tumbled off a ledge on Mount Hood were taken away in an ambulance after they hiked down much the state's highest peak with their rescuers &#151; and a dog who may have saved their lives.
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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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The fate of the other two climbers who set out with him to climb the 11, 239-foot peak last weekend remained unclear today.
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NASA's Mars rovers don't seem to be wearing out, so mission planners have begun to think more boldly &#151; including a plan to let one climb up a steep slope from a crater it has been exploring to set out across a plain.
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Notes left by a trio of climbers missing on Mount Hood show they have supplies that could help them survive in the blizzard conditions on Oregon's highest peak, officials said Friday.
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Officials in a rural valley in British Columbia hope that keeping out cellphones will help attract residents and tourists who want to escape to the quiet of nature.