When Mount St. Helens erupted cataclysmically on May 18th, 1980, a lot of people were caught in the blast zone. Some witnessed the eruption from within the devastated area. Some were in the air, some on other Cascades peaks. Some didn’t survive, but left photos and notes behind. Everyone had a unique story to tell. USGS geologist Richard Waitt collects their stories in a volume that will chill, thrill, and keep you up at night. Anyone who’s at all interested in volcanic eruptions needs this book. My liveblogging of the reading experience can be found right here.
Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction: LOLspeak Edition
Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction II: Ominous Swelling Edition
Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction III: Eve of Destruction
Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction IV: Big Ba-Boom Edition
Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction VI: The Devastation from Within
Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction VIII: Different Views
Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction IX: “Is This What Pompeii Was Like?”
Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction X: Photographing a Cataclysm
Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction XI: Things Go South
Live-Blogging Richard Waitt’s In the Path of Destruction XII: From a Distance
To be continued…
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