Older Folks Remember May 1980
I remember some of my coworkers sharing their memories of Mount St. Helens blowing its stack 45 years ago. One lived in Washington State at the time, another in southern Idaho. Both told stories about the surreal experience of darkness for days and ash in the streets. Ash you don’t want to breathe in.
Last week I saw stories about two volcanoes that are showing signs of life. One is in Alaska and relatively close to Anchorage, the state’s most populous city. The other is near Yakima, Washington, and the region is heavily populated compared to the area around St. Helens.
What Are the Odds They Go Boom?
Are they going to pop? Probably at some point. Are they going to blow soon? Probably not, but recent seismic activity has drawn the attention of scientists…