VANCOUVER, Wash. (KTVZ) — Scientists recently found a pond at the base of a glacier on Mount Hood was much larger than in past years, which if released suddenly could generate a debris flow down the White River. But they added that the topography and estimated amount of water, impacts to populated areas are not expected.
Here’s Friday’s information, part of a weekly update from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Cascades Volcano Observatory:
On October 6, USGS scientists performing a routine helicopter observation flight at Mount Hood noticed that a seasonal meltwater pond at the base of the Coalman Glacier was significantly larger than in previous years…