Supervolcano may be brewing beneath Mount St Helens

Supervolcano may be brewing beneath Mount St Helens

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IS A supervolcano brewing beneath Mount St Helens? Peering under the volcano has revealed what may be an extraordinarily large zone of semi-molten rock, which would be capable of feeding a giant eruption.

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Technology is really becoming amazing, and it's good to know it exists (especially if you live in this area). I wonder how many 'new' super volcanoes will now be discovered around the world.
As I am not in America, I have no concept of the distance or geography of the area in comparison to Yellowstone (may have to google map it). What sort of population would be affected within the area of these connected volcanoes (the ones mentioned in the article I mean). Is it an area which experiences alot of tremors? Thanks

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This wouldnt suprise me.

We have had a half dozen 3.0 + earth quakes in the last couple of weeks......

HERE IN TEXAS OUTSIDE DALLAS!

We dont have earthquakes folks. They are getting closer together also.

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like in iran there not earthquakes

they are underground nuke tests!!


or seriously , texas for earthquakes??? that is rather unusual to be mild

tell the people of Bam, Iran that there are no earthquakes, also please tell my friends who went over there as part of IMAT(international medical assitance team) (These folks were a sub-group inside MA-1 DMAT) that there are no such things are earthquakes in Iran and that an underground nuke test was the cause of all the above ground devestation

Originally posted by felonius
This wouldnt suprise me.

We have had a half dozen 3.0 + earth quakes in the last couple of weeks......

HERE IN TEXAS OUTSIDE DALLAS!

We dont have earthquakes folks. They are getting closer together also.

The USGS only shows 1 earthquake at 3.0 or above for dallas in the last 6 months (5/16/09) and three in the 2.0 range (5/16 aftershock, 6/7, and 6/9)

FTFY