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Mount St. Helens

By John, on September 30th, 2004

As the chance of a new eruption at Mount St. Helens increases today, Shelley Powers has posted her recollection of living downwind of the previous eruption on May 18th 1980. Makes interesting reading – and makes you wonder what on earth it will be like if Yellowstone Park erupts (the last eruption there was . . . → Read More: Mount St. Helens

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IMF says UK house prices too high

By John, on September 30th, 2004

The International Monetary Fund yesterday added its voice to that of The Economist and The Bank of England, pointing out that British house prices appear much higher than can be explained by developments in fundamentals (wages and rents), and warning: The central risk remains an abrupt adjustment in the housing market… …With interest rates . . . → Read More: IMF says UK house prices too high

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