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Ecology
Mount Saint Helens - VolcanoCam
By Cynthia Kirkeby
Sep 10, 2006, 08:54 PST
Mount Saint Helens - VolcanoCam
With the eruption of Mount Saint Helens imminent according to experts, this gives us the opportunity to study various effects of volcanic activity. Although this eruption is expected to be much lower in intensity than that of the 1980 eruption, a Level Three alert has been issued and seismic activity has shown that magma is moving beneath the mountain. Spectators and the media have been relocated to Coldwater Ridge Visitor’s Center, which is ten miles from the mountain.
The following image is supposed to refresh approximately every 5 minutes although, it appears to be updating approximately every 15 minutes.
Click here for additional information on the live VolcanoCam courtesy of the USDA Forest Service.
Click here to learn about the volcano warning schemes used in the United States from the USGS.
Source: USGS, USDA Forest Service
Learning Links
Mount St. Helens Post Eruption Chemistry Database
Don't let the name fool you. This is actually a database of photographs of the area after the major eruption took place. "The collection provides a look at both the human and the scientific sides of studying the eruption of a volcano. The slides were taken by Professor William Zoller, Professor of Chemistry, University of Washington, over a period of three years during research trips with his team to study the chemistry and impacts of the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens. His group was the first allowed in after the initial eruption." This is an excellent resource for any grade.
Source: University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections
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