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Subject: Re: Awfully quiet in here...
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:50:35 -0800
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On 11/12/2024 8:30 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:40:55 -0800, The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca>
> wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, 8 Nov 2024 20:34:20 -0500, Cryptoengineer
>> <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> Or Mt Rainier erupts, sending a lahar downhill.
>>
>> Which most recently was when 8000 years ago?
>>
>> (Or would that be Mt Baker north of Seattle toward the Canadian
>> border? Both are volcanos that haven't erupted any time recently - I'm
>> afraid I've lost my via of Mt St Helen's ash which I was given by a
>> former student whose father had a cottage about 30 mi away from there
>> and saved the volcanic dust he had his eaves filled with)
> 
> The longer it's been, the more pressure accumulates, and the more
> likely it becomes.
> 
> This applies to earthquakes as well as volcanos. There is one
> difference: a volcano can move off the "hot spot" and go dormant
> indeed, but those pesky plates just keep on slippin' and slidin'.

So a good strong earthquake can take care of your volcano problem.

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