Mapping a Monster Volcano 105
bmahersciwriter (2955569) writes In one of the biggest-ever seismology deployments at an active volcano, researchers are peppering Mount St Helens in Washington state with equipment to study the intricate system of chambers and pipes that fed the most devastating eruption in U.S. history. This month, they plan to set off 24 explosions — each equivalent to a magnitude-2 earthquake — around around the slumbering beast in an effort to map the its interior with unprecedented depth and clarity.
Re:And this doesn't seem like a bad idea? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:And this doesn't seem like a bad idea? (Score:3, Funny)
No worries, it's actually a secret plot by the Scientologists to release Xenu.