Return to Mount St. Helens
View Related Episode: Hummingbird Flight, Malheur Refuge Carp, Return to Mount St. Helens
After three years of continuous eruption, Mount St. Helens has gone quiet but has not stopped changing. A new glacier has formed in the mouth of the crater and continues to expand. Scientists from the US Geological Survey have deployed a variety of equipment, allowing them to constantly monitor this dynamic environment. Take a rare trip into the crater to see what scientists continue to learn from the Northwest’s most active volcano.
First Broadcast: 2009
Producer: Vince Patton
Videographers: Nick Fisher, Michael Bendixen
Editor: Nick Fisher
Video & Animations Courtesy of: US Geological Survey
Appeared in episode: Hummingbird Flight, Malheur Refuge Carp, Return to Mount St. Helens
Video Extra: Dome Growth Animation
For more information:
- Online: Mount St. Helens Earthquakes
- Online: Real-time seismometers
- Online: U.S.G.S. Cascade
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