...MT ST Helens Rough draft What is Mt St. Helens, what happened there? The eruption of Mt St. Helens is a disastrous and catastrophic event that shook the Earth everywhere. “The 1980 Mt Saint. Helens eruption will go down infamously as one of the Nation’s worst natural disasters to ever occur. ”This volcano killed 57 people in its 1980 eruption. The volcano is a stratovolcano, what is plate tectonics, how was it formed and relation with plate tectonics, finally it’s eruption in the 1980s. Also, how to prepare and be safe of a volcanic eruption. Mt St. Helens is a stratovolcano also known as a composite cone. A stratovolcano is the deadliest of all other volcanoes and has a layered or stratified appearance. Additionally, stratovolcanoes are steep piles of ash, lava, and domes that are often rained heavily on, shaken by earthquakes, or over steepened by intruding blobs of...
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...It all began when Mount Saint Helen's erupted in May 18,1980 . The volcano has had Four big eruptions over the last 500 years .Mount Saint Helen's was named by a commander named George Vancouver and officers in 1792. In 1835 scientist recognized Mount Saint Helen's as a volcanoe.In 1857 through the 1980 Mount Saint Helen's was inactive .In May 18,1980 ,8:35am Mount Saint Helen's erupted.Causing deaths of 57 people .All the damages caused by Mount Saint Helen's was worth 1.1 billion dollars.The 1980 Mount Saint Helen's was one of the most natural disasters to happen.More than 900,000 tons of ashes was all over around Washington state .After the eruption and days or maybe even years worth of cleaning.In October ,1 2004 scientist began to...
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...Some hazards of an eruption of Mount Saint Helens are a pyroclastic flow which is a hazardness fast-moving current of hot gas and rock (collectively known as tephra). It can reach speeds moving away from a volcano of up to 450 mph and reach temperatures of about 1,830 °F. Volcanic ash is another hazard and is up made of tiny fragments of jagged rock, minerals, and volcanic glass. Volcanic ash is hard, abrasive, and does not dissolve in water. Generally, particles of volcanic ash are 2 millimeter across or smaller. If ingested can result in death. Volcanic Gasses can cause danger to people, animals, agriculture, and property. Sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen fluoride are the most dangerous. Sulfur dioxide gas can lead to acid rain...
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...2014 for the ‘Black & Whites’ has been a familiar tale of frustration, disappointment and ultimately deflation. Rather than anger from the fans, there was more of a sense of "Ah well, same old same old" around the KC. A squad capable of bringing silverware back to the west of the city, possibly deceived as the strongest group since the 2005 Challenge Cup Winners, failed to find the dreaded C word throughout- CONSISTENCY. Adam Pearson knew it was a gamble placing an untried assistant coach in Lee Radford, at the helm of such a well supported club, but it’s impossible to say if AP’s master plan has paid off just a season in. As with Peter Gentle, it’ll be the second season that Radders can hopefully prove his worth. With preparations already underway for next season, hope springs eternal. Not only is Radford stronger and wiser for the ups and downs of this year, but so too are his youthful squad. Finishing outside the play-offs will most definitely not be an option in 2015 given so much more is at stake. Onwards and upwards you might be forgiven to say… It’s fair to say worry set into the minds of the fans even in pre-season. An away draw at partner club Doncaster was followed by defeat at Bradford and a 54-6 demolishing at Featherstone in Richard ‘Superman’ Whiting’s testimonial match. Despite this, Hull FC claimed the season’s early bragging rights winning the pre-season ‘friendly’ derby. Inconsistent results even in January set the tone for the rest of the year, with the palms...
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...1. Where is Mount St. Helen’s? Describe the tectonic setting of the volcano. Mount St. Helen's is in Washington. Mount St. Helen is on the verge of two convergent plates, along a continental-continental boundary. 2. What type of volcano is Mount St. Helen’s? Describe the 1980 eruption. How was this eruption typical for this type of volcano? Mount St. Helen's is a composite volcano. In 1980 pressure built up within the Earth and blew the top from Mount St. Helens, covering surrounding areas in ash and expelling poisonous gas. This was typical for this type of volcano, as indents are often formed when the top is overcome by heat and pressure from strong eruptions. 3. Describe how the eruption changed the mountain. As you look through the...
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... Mount Zion, Washington, located just north of Rock Island, where the rain was soft, the fog was thick, and, if you were lucky enough to live near one of its many orchards, the air was rich with the perfume of apple blossoms. Known as the ((Liminal Capitol)) of the Pacific Northwest, Mount Zion earned itself a reputation ((spooky made up legend maybe something that happened bc of cult activity that we dont know about yet)) and is, unfortunately, where our story takes place. “I want to give you some information and explain myself before this gets ugly, detective,” Edward spoke into the phone, echoed by the chattering of cicadas. Edward Forez, a nervous man of only twenty-three and suspect in the ongoing Whitfield investigation, was not remarkable in any way. Forez drifted through rural life under the radar; a small town journalist, living on a small town journalist's salary. “I wouldn't exactly call this pretty, Ed.” I responded, shutting the door to my truck. “Why don't we meet at the police department and get this on record?” “No, too many eyes. We'll rendezvous at Wenatchee River.” He said with determination and ended the call. It was believed that his boss, Michael Whitfield, was using the paper as a cover for ((some kind of operation. EXPLAIN)) but that wasn't the topic Edward wanted to discuss with me that night. Grinding the rocky soil below, the tires of my shitty blue pick up truck lurched to a stop at the forest's edge when I received my second phone call of the...
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...Written Assignment #3 The Hood is Real Damian McElroy Word Count: 1525 Due: Nov 18, 2014 Introduction The High Cascade volcanoes are comprised with many volcanoes formed by basaltic eruptions many years ago. More specifically this research report will be designated to the Mt. Hood region seen in figure (1). Research from articles will be provided with references of their origins and give a clear description of the “Hood”, as well as any dangers it may present to populations near by if it were to become unstable. The research comprised within this report is specific and done so with the use of Google Earth images and articles designated to the specific Mt. Hood area; with this research, a hazard assessment and a reliable research station location will be clearly justified and outlined respectively. Description Mt. Hood is a stratovolcano located 45° 21'58.83"N, 121° 41' 43.51"W, has a diameter of 8.83km-10km (This will vary depending on where the diameter is measured from) and a maximum height of 3426m. The elevation profile can be seen in Figure (2), which distinctively justifies the reason for Mt. Hood being classified as a stratovolcano, due to the very steep slope and maximum height of the mountain. Mount Hood, Oregon's highest peak forms a prominent backdrop to the state's largest city, Portland (Smithsonian Institution, 2013). The glacially eroded volcano has been subject to four major eruptive periods during the past 15,000 years (Smithsonian Institution, 2013)...
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...Mount St Helens Mount St. Helens is an active volcano in America. The part of America it is in is the Skamania County, Washington, in Northwest United States. It is 96 miles south of Seattle, Washington, and 50 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon. Mount St Helens is a stratovolcano. It last eruption in July 10, 2008. It is 2,550 m high. It was first ascended in 1853. It is in the Cascade Range. Its first ascender was Thomas J. Dryer. Mount St Helens was caused by the subduction of the Juan de Fuca plate under the North American plate. The collision of these two plates is called a collision instead of a destructive because they are both continental plates. In 1980, a major eruption happened at Mount St. Helens. The eruption was the only significant one to occur in the 51 U.S. states since the 1915 eruption of Lassen Peak in California. The eruption was preceded by a two-month series of earthquakes caused by magma close to the volcanos surface that created a fracture system and a huge bulge to occur on the North side of the volcano. Prior to the eruption, USGS scientists convinced local authorities to close Mount St. Helens to the general public their work saved thousands of lives. An earthquake on May 18, 1980, caused the entire north face to slide away creating the largest landslide ever recorded. Because of this it exposed the molten rock in the volcano to lower pressure. This caused the rock to explode. An eruption rose 80,000 feet into the atmosphere. Also the snow on the...
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...Yellowstone is a national park covering 3,468 square miles in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana and it is elevated 8,000 feet from the ground on a plateau. But is there still present volcanic hazard in Yellowstone? The park is covered with over 10,000 geysers, hot springs, mud pots, and travertine terraces, perhaps caused by a ?hot spot? that it overlies. A violent history suggests equally as devastating future volcanic activity, underground forces are causing the landscape to change and geysers to become more active. The real question is, if a super volcanic explosion took place, would human life exist as we know it ever again? The history of volcanic activity at Yellowstone starts with its first eruption at Huckleberry Ridge 2.1 million years ago, the leftovers reached as far as Iowa and central Texas. Then 800,000 years later, another eruption took place in Mesa Falls creating Henry Fork Caldera near Park, Montana. The last eruption took place 630,000 years ago, called the Lava Creek eruption, spewing 240 cubic miles of debris, and spreading as far as Louisiana and California. Hidden underneath the park, powerful volcanic, magnetic, and hydrothermal forces are reforming the land. Several earthquakes, uplifting, and subsidence of the landscape proves that these powers exist. Recent studies have caused scientists to think that Yellowstone could be growing larger as flowing molten rock builds up below the ground. In a period of 10 years, the volcano has risen 5 inches, not a significantly...
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...Reseach Paper Circum-Pacific Belt And Mediternian Belt Group 3: Rena Mae Noserale Karen Joy Umadhay Loreen Sultan Circum-Pacific Belt of Fire The Ring of Fire is an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. In a 40,000 km (25,000 mi) horseshoe shape, it is associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and volcanic belts and/or plate movements. It has 452 volcanoes and is home to over 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes. It is sometimes called the circum-Pacific belt or the circum-Pacific seismic belt. About 90% of the world's earthquakes and 81% of the world's largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire. The next most seismically active region (5–6% of earthquakes and 17% of the world's largest earthquakes) is the Alpide belt, which extends from Java to Sumatra through theHimalayas, the Mediterranean, and out into the Atlantic. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is the third most prominent earthquake belt. The Ring of Fire is a direct result of plate tectonics and the movement and collisions of lithospheric plates. The eastern section of the ring is the result of the Nazca Plate and the Cocos Plate being subducted beneath the westward moving South American Plate. The Cocos Plate is being subducted beneath the Caribbean Plate, in Central America. A portion of the Pacific Plate along with the small Juan de Fuca Plate are...
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...that does an excellent job in portraying what an actual volcano eruption will look like if it occurred in the mountains. While watching this movie I believe that there are some fictional aspects that were implanted while creating the movie but it gives an overall feeling of a realistic approach to it. In the movie, volcanic gases quickly turn a placid lake into an acidic death trap as a family escapes burning-hot lava by boat, aided by a volcanologist played by Pierce Brosnan. The sudden activity and eruption of Dante’s peak which occurred in just a couple of days was similar to what happened at Mt. St. Helens in the 1980’s. Mt. St. Helens first eruption in 1980 came only a couple days after earthquake activity began. While watching the film I also found it very hard to believe that the eruption could do so much damage to the city but after doing some more research on the Mt. St. Helens eruption, buildings and bridges can indeed be destroyed rather quickly from molten lava and lahars. Volcanoes can very well erupt in a short time span and if we are not ready for it, we could be in a lot of trouble. Also the part when their grandma sacrifices herself and jumps into the lake to push their dissolving aluminum boat the last few feet to safety, kind of shows some realistic views of what will happen in real life to her and the boat. For a film that gets some eruption science terrifyingly right, the lake's radical transformation has always been a sticking point. Volcanic gases belching...
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...Causes and Effects of Volcanic Activity at Mt. St. Helens. Iason Kambourelis Student ID: 250743024 Geography 2152F Mark Mosciki 12/08/15 Description of Event In late March 1980, Mount St. Helens began experiencing minor earthquakes, which persisted for months until on May 18 when the famous stratovolcano finally underwent its first violent eruption in over a century. This catastrophic explosion was preceded by many smaller, warning eruptions, and on March 27, highly pressurized steam created a large crater through the volcano’s ice cap. Throughout the next two months, over 10,000 earthquakes had struck the volcano, and the crater was left with a radius of over 200 m. On the morning of May 18, a powerful earthquake caused the entire northern face of the mountain the break off and slide downward in what became known as one of the worst landslides ever, (Brantley and Myers, 2000). The displacement of this giant mass caused a sudden loss of pressure, which resulted in lateral explosions in which hot material and tephra blasted upwards at immense speeds, reaching a height of 24 km in the ensuing minutes. This blast floored all the trees and devastated an area of 600 km2. The volcanic eruptions on this day did not result in slow lava flows, but rather in mass expulsions of rock, ash and gas that flowed down the side of the mountain at rapid speeds. Pyroclastic flows spread north about 10 km. These flows are responsible for the majority of the damage caused by the incident...
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...BACKGROUND PAPER ON DOMAINS OF CULTURE Have you ever been on a casual stroll in the woods and suddenly you feel as if you’re being watched or followed? Well I’m here to tell you it may be a Yeti stalking you! That’s right Bigfoot, whether you are a believer or not this elusive creature first appeared in literature 4000 years ago in the Epic of Gilgamesh that was written on 12 clay tablets and found in the ruins of Ninevah. (Parkash, 2006) But today I am going to discuss how the history and myth of Bigfoot has its place in American culture along with key individuals and certain events that force some people to believe that this so called Wildman is not just a myth. Leif Erickson was the first person to have an encounter with the monster in 986 AD long before Christopher Columbus arrived. Leif describes it as “horribly ugly, hairy, swarthy and with big black eyes.” (Parkash, 2006) It is argued that he just saw Native Americans but the Norse were extremely hairy themselves so why would they mention the Natives as hairy. Native Americans throughout time have had their own believes and stories on the subject. Explorers in the new world recorded the Indians attitudes and beliefs for their Big Brother (Parkash, 2006) which I believe started many ideas and fears for our own culture. According the New World Encyclopedia (2009) even our own President Theodore Roosevelt has a published encounter told to him by a mountain hunter in 1893. If the President of the United States says...
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...May 18th, 1980, was when it happened. Trees were thrust to the ground. Thousands of animals were killed. Lakes ceased to be lakes. Fifty seven people died. Ash rained all over Washington. A cloud of ash screamed at 300 miles per hour and was 700 degrees Fahrenheit. As told by my grandparents, Perry and Kathy Smith, this is an account of the Mount Saint Helens (Mt. St. Helens) eruption. It all started at my grandparents’ house: “In the morning,” Kathy explains, “we were getting ready for church when suddenly heard a huge double boom. We didn’t know what it was, so we just got ready and went to church anyway.” Perry says, “The double boom was first, the explosion of the volcano, and second, the magma hitting the oxygen in the air. We were meeting...
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...reasons: a) for certain volcanoes, there has been a lack of information of past occurrences, such as the type and frequency of eruptions, to effectively predict the overall behavior of the volcano and b) it is impossible to determine exactly what time frame the volcano may erupt. Example: The US Geological Society also estimated that Mt St Helens may experience another eruption in the next 20-30 years, but such a large time frame is useless in giving governments any accurate information for the preparation of the eruption or mitigation. The 1985 Nevado del Ruiz volcanic eruption was predicted in 1979, quite accurately, however, the damage to the country was devastating as the government did not take the appropriate mitigation measures. 25 000 people and 15 000 animals were killed. 4 500 people were injured, 8 000 people homeless. Some government officials dismissed the report as too alarming and did not want to evacuate people till they were assured of the necessity. A group of scientists visited the crater, saw nothing to suggest eminent danger and did not recommend and evacuation. No emergency plans were made to evacuate people After the Mt Nevado Del Ruiz eruption in 1985, it was predicted that another earthquake would occur in 20 years’ time around 2000, but it has not erupted till this date. Hence, prediction measures are useless without any mitigation measures taken to minimize the dangers of the volcanic hazards. SHORT TERM PREDICTION * A lot more accurate and...
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