41st anniversary of Mount St. Helens eruption spotlights improvements in volcano monitoring
41st anniversary of Mt. St. Helens eruption spotlights improvements in volcano monitoring
Tuesday marks the 41st anniversary of the deadly Mount St. Helens eruption. Since then, scientists have taken big steps in monitoring volcanoes.
SEATTLE - Tuesday marks the 41st anniversary of the deadly Mt. St. Helens eruption. Since then, scientists have taken big steps in monitoring volcanoes.
Of call the Cascade volcanoes, Mt. St. Helens is monitored the closest. Just based on its history of being so active recently, we would expect it will most likely be active again in the near future, said Cascades Volcano Observatory research geologist Emily Johnson.
Getting Washington’s New ShakeAlert Earthquake Warning
Earlier this month, Washington joined California and Oregon in using the U.S. Geological Survey s ShakeAlert system for earthquake early warning. The program has been in the works since 2006.
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(TNS) - May 17 Washington residents with a cellphone in their pockets could have a short, but possibly critical warning before they feel the next big earthquake.
Earlier this month, Washington joined California and Oregon in using the U.S. Geological Survey s ShakeAlert system for earthquake early warning. The program, which has been in the works since 2006, picks up shaking from sensors built across the state and sends alerts to residents nearby seconds before the ground starts moving. Depending on where they re located in proximity to the epicenter, cellphones will receive a warning seconds or tens of seconds before the ground shakes.
Cheers & Jeers: Electric buses; climate woes The Columbian
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Cheers: To electric school buses. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., has proposed the Clean School Bus Act to help school districts transition from diesel buses to electric. The bill would provide $1 billion over five years to cover expenses that many districts cannot afford on their own. “I can think of no better time to talk about how critical it is that we finally make an investment in clean energy,” Murray said.
Vancouver Public Schools last year acquired three electric buses through a grant from the state Department of Ecology, and Murray has pointed to the district in promoting her bill. With electric buses costing up to $400,000 each, compared with about $140,000 for a diesel one, the transition is slow; district officials estimate that each bus will save $5,000 to $10,000 a year in fuel costs. Despite the price tag, working to eliminate carbon emissions from the nation’s 500,000 school buses i
All West Coast residents can now receive earthquake warnings on their phones washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A system already used in California and Oregon, called ShakeAlert, went live in Washington, but third-party apps, which are faster, aren’t available there yet.