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Hawaii volcano raises concerns of eruptions along West Coast

In this March 9, 2005 file photo, Mount St. Helens emits a small, steady cloud of steam at dusk in Washington state. Associated Press
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS volcanoes from Washington state’s sive Mount Rainier, which towers U.S. Geological Survey Cascades
Associated Press Mount Baker to California’s Lassen above the Seattle metro area. Volcano Observatory in Vancou-
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The erup- Peak. The peaks are part of the “Ring of ver, Washington, in the shadow
tion of a Hawaii volcano has peo- They include Mount St. Helens, Fire,” volcanoes that sit on tecton- of Mount St. Helens. “They see
ple warily eyeing volcanic peaks whose spectacular 1980 eruption ic plates. Hawaii is not part of the destruction, and people get ner-
on America’s West Coast. in the Pacific Northwest killed doz- Ring of Fire. vous.”
The West Coast is home to an 800- ens of people and sent volcanic “There’s lots of anxiety out there,”
mile (1,300-kilometer) chain of 13 ash across the country, and mas- said Liz Westby, geologist at the Continued on Page 3

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