Before 1980, Mount St. Helens had a very distinguished career as an explosive volcano. Dwight R. Crandell of the USGS spent quite a number of years tracing her history. He called her “one of the most active and most explosive volcanoes in the Cascade Range.” He hadn’t even had time to get the ink down on his paper, much less let it dry, before Mount St. Helens hinted she was about to prove him right…
As always, feel free to leave comments here. I know SciAm’s commenting system is a pain in the arse. Also, please do raise a drink to Dr. “Rocky” Crandell – he did a hell of a lot of work on the fire mountains round here, and he saved a lot of lives. Jane, your dad was a man I wish I’d had the honor of meeting.
A well written post, as always. Your choice of the perspective from above was inspired.
I hope you’re Mexico bound this weekend! Salud!
Really enjoying the Mount St Helens series! Thank you!!
Looking forward to the next installment!
This Mt. St. Helen’s story is getting interesting.
Great, interesting approach and nice writing; you’e got a new fan here =)
Hope to see many, many more works from you…
Salud!