volcano
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Ash from Mount St. Helens has some uses
Today’s Mount St. Helens quiz: QUESTION: Name the four other Holocene volcanoes in Washington State besides Mount St. Helens? ANSWER: Find out tomorrow on Ear to the Ground …or… see the answer now on DNR’s Facebook page Yesterday’s QUIZ: Question: How… Continue reading
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Mount St. Helens blast helped change thinking about how to manage forestland after major disturbances
QUESTION: How many board feet of standing timber (trees) was blown down by the Mount St. Helens’ blast and subsequent eruptions in 1980? ANSWER: Find out tomorrow on Ear to the Ground …or… see the answer now on DNR’s Facebook page (while you’re… Continue reading
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Unique vantage point gives a very close look at the eruption of Mount St. Helens
QUESTION: How long did it take for the dust and ash from the Mount St. Helens eruption to circle the earth? ANSWER: Find out tomorrow on Ear to the Ground …or… see the answer now on DNR’s Facebook page (while you’re… Continue reading
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Mount St. Helens eruption devastated 229 square miles
Tomorrow is the 30th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens. The May 18 eruption began with a massive landslide that collapsed the face of the mountain and then an explosion at 8:32 a.m. which lasted for nine hours,… Continue reading
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Blast impact and hot ash from Mount St. Helens destroyed forests miles away
The explosion of Mount St. Helens 30 years ago, this Tuesday, produced a blast that spread for some 19 miles. The blast traveled at the speed of sound, mowing down thousands of acres of forest and showering the area with… Continue reading
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Mount St. Helens showed ominous signs before the May 18 explosion
Mount St. Helens in Washington is the most active volcano in the Cascade Range. In 1980,a sudden, large landslide followed by a powerful explosive eruption created a large crater. The series of eruptions did not end until 6 years later after… Continue reading
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Volcano blast was 30 years ago; trees flattened miles away
On a quiet, sunny Sunday morning 30 years ago, at 8:32 a.m., Mount St. Helens erupted. The blast that May 18 and the flooding that followed killed 57 people, some more than 10 miles away. Nearly 230 square miles of forest… Continue reading
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Mount St. Helens: 30th anniversary of deadly eruption is next week
Next Tuesday is the 30th anniversary of the Mount St. Helen’s eruption that killed 57 people. The eruption’s blast wave and hot ash also killed thousands of wildlife and produced debris flows of mud and ash that destroyed homes, roads,… Continue reading
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DNR gets funding to improve study of Mt. Rainier’s hazards
Most of the time, volcanoes like Mt. Rainier just sit there looking pretty. But they can be deadly hazards. That’s why it was good news last week to hear that the U.S. Geological Survey’s volcano program has awarded $7 million… Continue reading
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Finding just the right tree
We’re guessing that those of you looking for a Christmas tree this year will opt for something smaller than the 3,500 lb., 48-foot noble fir that state General Administration workers are shown in the photo carrying into the State Capitol… Continue reading