Scientists amazed at Mount St. Helens growing dome

An unusually smooth and swiftly growing lava dome within the crater of Washington state's Mount Saint Helens volcano is an extraordinary and perplexing event with an unknown outcome, geologists said Tuesday.

The dome has been building at a steady clip for about two months now as molten rock boils up from deep below.

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An unusually smooth and swiftly growing lava dome within the crater of Washington state's Mount St. Helens volcano is an extraordinary and perplexing event with an unknown outcome, geologists said Tuesday.

While no major eruptions are expected in the near term,

Huh? At first they say this build up could lead to an unknown outcome and then they turn around and say no major eruptions are expected in the near term?

They've never even seen anything like this before so how could they in good faith say there won't be any major eruptions in the near term?

I agree Art, how the heck do they know what exactly it will do. It could build and build then decide to explode. As long as it leaves me alone..(I live in WA) then it will be ok lol.