🌋Volcanoes, including Mount Saint Helens, can erupt unexpectedly, challenging predictive capabilities.
🔥The Three Sisters volcanic center in Oregon is being closely monitored for signs of volcanic activity.
🌍Central Oregon has historically been an active area of volcanism, with past eruptions leaving a geological record.
📡Advances in technology, such as radar interferograms and GPS, are helping scientists study and understand volcanic activity.
❓Long-term patterns of volcanic activity, including the relationship between uplift and eruptions, are still not fully understood.