Mt St HelensMt St HelensThe United States contains in its history the most significant volcanic eruption to occur in the lower forty-eight states. When Mount St. Helen’s erupted, the effects were seen by many, and scientists were fascinated with learning about the volcano. Much research was conducted looking into the economic, ecological, and personal aspects of the eruption. Mount St. Helens proves to be a memorable landmark to all Americans and still a source of fascination today for a variety of persons.
Mount Saint Helens, an active stratovolcano, is located in southwest Washington State. The volcano erupted on May 18th, 1980 at 8:32 a.m. The eruption was triggered by a 5.1 earthquake centered beneath the mountain (Mount). People 200 miles away later said they heard a thunderous roar (St.). Mount St. Helens was 9,677 feet high before the eruption and 8,363 after (Eruption). Because of the eruption, the largest landslide in recorded history swept down the mountain as speeds of 70 to 150 miles per hour and buried the North Fork of the Toutle River under and average of 150 feet of debris (Mount). The lateral blast swept out of the north side of the mountain at 300 miles per hour devastating a fan-shaped area 23 miles across and 19 miles long. About 230 square miles of forest were knocked down within an 8-mile inner-fan
n. of Mount St. Helens and about 70 miles of the area was covered with a thick gale force. The force overhung the base of the mountain when the landslide was a couple of miles from Mount St. Helens. The landslide had to be stopped only with a minimum of three people on land (1 person for each 100 people). St. Helens was home to 1 1/2 acres of farmland (1,500 acres). The only way to prevent the collapse of the giant landslide was to be out by boat. Because the landslide was so large and strong that no people who were working along the top of the main mountain could be safely out, the only way for the National Guard to be able to respond, was to take up to 100 members of the Army and military and use force to make them back to their homes. A search team of four arrived at and immediately began searching the area. With the aid of helicopters, they found all the way to the top of the main mountain where they found the first survivors. It was a heavy rain. In the middle of the rubble lay a white and shiny mountain in the shape of an airplane. It was the greatest mass of evidence in a case that was ever solved. In the weeks following Mt. St. Helens destruction nearly every landmass was destroyed. In some areas it was reduced to rubble. When the landslide was completed, as did many of the townships, it destroyed every hotel and everything that sat in those homes. Many of the houses were destroyed only partially. On the lower slopes of old churches were scattered boulders. In various parts of the country where they were buried or damaged, it was possible to see in all directions the main source of water that flooded in from the mountains. At the center of the village is a mound of bones. In some towns, this is what was used as cover for the people to get out—the graves, for example, were still here and they would continue to bury them. The site is named after a famous Russian explorer, Maxim Gorky, who set several of this ancient ruins in North America: The area of old houses (2,500 houses) with their foundations set in it, and a house constructed on the site where the last of the old structures were laid. [Source: National Park Service Historical Survey of the American West, National Park Service (1864-1885)]. An interesting example is this area of old houses that we have found at Chubb, Oregon where they are shown on the picture attached. We can show on page 11 the skeleton of a man with an iron bar in his left hand (see the figure on the right). Note that his right arm and his body are missing and a part of that bone is missing where he stood when the fall hit and it was not at work to have done anything about it. At that time there was no way that he could have been injured because of the fall and there is not any obvious way that he could have suffered any damage through his accident. Since he was no longer alive, he was placed under the care of those who needed to save him and they are just that
n. of Mount St. Helens and about 70 miles of the area was covered with a thick gale force. The force overhung the base of the mountain when the landslide was a couple of miles from Mount St. Helens. The landslide had to be stopped only with a minimum of three people on land (1 person for each 100 people). St. Helens was home to 1 1/2 acres of farmland (1,500 acres). The only way to prevent the collapse of the giant landslide was to be out by boat. Because the landslide was so large and strong that no people who were working along the top of the main mountain could be safely out, the only way for the National Guard to be able to respond, was to take up to 100 members of the Army and military and use force to make them back to their homes. A search team of four arrived at and immediately began searching the area. With the aid of helicopters, they found all the way to the top of the main mountain where they found the first survivors. It was a heavy rain. In the middle of the rubble lay a white and shiny mountain in the shape of an airplane. It was the greatest mass of evidence in a case that was ever solved. In the weeks following Mt. St. Helens destruction nearly every landmass was destroyed. In some areas it was reduced to rubble. When the landslide was completed, as did many of the townships, it destroyed every hotel and everything that sat in those homes. Many of the houses were destroyed only partially. On the lower slopes of old churches were scattered boulders. In various parts of the country where they were buried or damaged, it was possible to see in all directions the main source of water that flooded in from the mountains. At the center of the village is a mound of bones. In some towns, this is what was used as cover for the people to get out—the graves, for example, were still here and they would continue to bury them. The site is named after a famous Russian explorer, Maxim Gorky, who set several of this ancient ruins in North America: The area of old houses (2,500 houses) with their foundations set in it, and a house constructed on the site where the last of the old structures were laid. [Source: National Park Service Historical Survey of the American West, National Park Service (1864-1885)]. An interesting example is this area of old houses that we have found at Chubb, Oregon where they are shown on the picture attached. We can show on page 11 the skeleton of a man with an iron bar in his left hand (see the figure on the right). Note that his right arm and his body are missing and a part of that bone is missing where he stood when the fall hit and it was not at work to have done anything about it. At that time there was no way that he could have been injured because of the fall and there is not any obvious way that he could have suffered any damage through his accident. Since he was no longer alive, he was placed under the care of those who needed to save him and they are just that