Word: mountainous
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...very few human activities that do not stir up competitive fever among people. "After Sir Edmund Hillary," says Boston Globe Columnist M.R. Montgomery, "you can climb Everest on a pogo stick without attracting envy or admiration." But, in fact, once the notion of climbing a mountain by pogo stick has been conceived, it would not be surprising if somebody...
...tell for sure how soon the mountain will clear itself of these pent-up gases, but U.S.G.S. scientists were saying last week that they would not be surprised if Mount St. Helens continued venting steam, ash and pumice intermittently for another ten or 15 years. The reason, the scientists explained, is that it could take that long for the volcano to complete the internal rebuilding process that will seal it off again...
According to their scenario, some of the molten rock from the subterranean cauldron of magma under the mountain will slowly be forced upward, like toothpaste being squeezed out of a tube. It will push through the vents in the "plug" of debris within the volcano's throat and emerge as lava. When it is finally exposed to the air, the lava will harden rapidly; it will probably not have enough volume or velocity to overflow the volcano's rim. Instead, as it solidifies, it will likely form a dome or cap over the vents. Eventually the dome should...
...mountain was also providing painful lessons for those who live near it. The prevailing westerly winds suddenly reversed themselves and dropped ash over a huge area from Tacoma, Wash., to Eugene, Ore. including many communities that had so far largely escaped the sooty downpour. Along the coast, thousands of Memorial Day tourists were stranded by the poor visibility and impossible road conditions. In Portland which likes to call itself the "most livable city," the International Airport was forced to suspend operations, while a Pacific Coast League baseball game was "ashed out." Residents donned surgical and industrial face masks, if they...
...mountain has already left 22 dead and 55 missing, including Harry Truman, the feisty octogenarian who remained behind at his lodge near Spirit Lake, in the volcano's shadow. It was also taking a psychological toll. The renewed ashfall, along with the danger of fresh flooding and mudslides, forced an exodus of residents from the nearby towns of Cougar, Ariel and Amboy to makeshift refugee camps. It was their second evacuation, and the volcano's continuing assaults were beginning to fray tempers. Said Otis Bouchard, a gas station operator in Castlerock: "I'll tell you one thing...