Chapter
Surviving the Mount St. Helens Eruption
42:15 - 49:10 (06:55)
People shared stories of outrunning ash debris, while the eruption transformed the top of the mountain into an amphitheater.
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The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens caused the raised of the lake 200 feet, created an amphitheater, and opened a cross-section of the mountain for study.
42:15 - 44:19 (02:03)
Summary
The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens caused the raised of the lake 200 feet, created an amphitheater, and opened a cross-section of the mountain for study.
ChapterSurviving the Mount St. Helens Eruption
EpisodeWhen Mount St. Helens Blew Its Top
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Despite the devastating impact of Mount St. Helens eruption on big game animals and certain crops, biologists found that smaller communities of animals, plants, microbes, and fungi had survived and even thrived.
44:19 - 46:09 (01:50)
Summary
Despite the devastating impact of Mount St. Helens eruption on big game animals and certain crops, biologists found that smaller communities of animals, plants, microbes, and fungi had survived and even thrived.
ChapterSurviving the Mount St. Helens Eruption
EpisodeWhen Mount St. Helens Blew Its Top
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 resulted in a Plinian blast which caused a plume of ash and smoke to rise 80,000 feet into the air and affected air traffic globally.
46:09 - 47:34 (01:24)
Summary
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 resulted in a Plinian blast which caused a plume of ash and smoke to rise 80,000 feet into the air and affected air traffic globally. It also caused rivers to reroute and the area to look like a logging operation.
ChapterSurviving the Mount St. Helens Eruption
EpisodeWhen Mount St. Helens Blew Its Top
PodcastStuff You Should Know
A recount of the human element during a volcanic eruption, which includes stories of people outrunning ash debris and high school sweethearts attempting to survive while camping nearby.
47:34 - 49:10 (01:36)
Summary
A recount of the human element during a volcanic eruption, which includes stories of people outrunning ash debris and high school sweethearts attempting to survive while camping nearby.