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 Photograph by D. Ferguson, Pierce County Office of Communication Services |
| USGS geologist describes the potential lahar hazard at Mount Rainier to about 30 members of the Pierce County, Washington, Explorer Search & Rescue Unit. The volunteers spent a weekend in September 1998 learning about volcano hazards and a USGS-designed lahar-warning system as they helped to prepare sites for 10 acoustic-flow monitors. |
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