On May 6, 2006, at 6:57 AM, Russell McMahon wrote: > Mt St Helens is reported to be bulging ominously again. Anyone > live nearby who can give us some local comment? > Apparently it's been "erupting" (as is spewing forth some amount of lava) pretty continuously for a couple years now (we visited last summer. But then it had barely noticeable occasional puffs of ash, surely not enough to drop on a car 20 minutes away.) http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Cascades/CurrentActivity/ current_updates.html BillW -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist