Forecasts of the Mt

Multiple Choice

Forecasts of the Mt. St. Helens eruption in 1980 were ____.

A) accurate about the force of the eruption, but not its timing
B) mostly incorrect, leading to mistrust by local authorities and residents
C) mostly correct, but were not acted on properly by authorities and residents
D) not made, because the proper technology had not been developed
E) correct, but did not reach local authorities in time to act on them