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5/17/2007 - Inside The Volcano: Slow-Brewing Mystery Stew

May 17, 2007

May 18th is a big anniversary date in the Northwest. It's the day Mount St Helens blew its top 27 years ago.

There hasn't been a towering steam and ash plume from the volcano for more than a year now. But the lava dome in the crater continues to grow, slowly and steadily.

Nobody knows how long this phase of the eruption will last. Correspondent Tom Banse reports Mount St Helens presents something of a scientific puzzle.
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