Summary
PORTLAND - Florida has its hurricanes. The Midwest has its tornadoes. And the Pacific Northwest has its volcanoes.
The earthquakes beneath Mount St. Helens in Washington state this week are a reminder that the mountains of the Cascade Range are part of a volcanic "ring of fire" that encircles the Pacific Ocean, running from the tip of South America up through Alaska, Japan and the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia, down through the Philippines and Indonesia into New Zealand.See the full content of this document
Extract
Mount St. Helens Is a Hot Spot in 'Ring of Fire'
The entire ring includes about three-fourths of the world's active and dormant volcanoes, scientists say.
There are plenty o...See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
