Under the current U.S. Geological Survey Alert Level Terminology, Mount St. Helens volcano status is at “watch” level. There are four levels in the system: Normal, Advisory, Watch, and Warning.
Here is the most current update from the USGS:
U.S. Geological Survey, Vancouver, Washington
University of Washington, Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, Seattle, Washington
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 08:46 [...]
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NOAA Fisheries Service recommended killing 30 sea lions per year at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River. At this location on the Washington – Oregon border the animals feast on migrating salmon. It is estimated that the sea lions eat four percent of the total spring runs. Sea lions are attracted to this area by [...]
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Rising steam and a magnitude 2.9 earthquake rattled Mount St. Helens this week prompting scientists to discontinue internal human monitoring of the crater. The quake was followed by an hour and a half long small tremor which ended with another quake. The second one registered a magnitude 2.7.
“The settling of the growing lava dome might have [...]
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