Posted on 3:22 pm, Thursday, September 28, 2017. Tags: hvo, mount st. helens, usgs
Thirty-seven years after the eruption of Mount St. Helens scientists, engineers, land managers, and Federal, State, and County officials are grappling with the challenge on how to prevent potentially massive downstream flooding from Spirit Lake, located at the base of the volcano.
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Posted on 10:30 am, Thursday, May 11, 2017. Tags: hvo, mount st. helens, usgs, volcano watch
Nearly half a mile wide, the column of ash and volcanic gas rose from the crater to a height of more than 24 km (80,000 ft).
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Posted on 1:36 pm, Thursday, April 17, 2014. Tags: Cascades Volcano Observatory, mount st. helens, volcano watch
Cascades Volcano Observatory scientists designed and built self-contained, portable units that could be slung into place by helicopter, without needing people to work at the site. Nicknamed “spiders†several were placed on the old dome of Mount St. Helens.
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