Mount St. Helens is an active volcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the United States.

It is part of the Cascade Range and is famous for its catastrophic eruption in 1980. This case study
will explore the events leading up to the eruption and its impact on the surrounding area.

Eruption of Mount St. Helens

On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted in a violent explosion that sent a massive cloud of ash
and gas into the atmosphere. The eruption was triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake and caused
the entire north face of the mountain to collapse, creating a landslide that traveled at speeds of up to
300 miles per hour.

The eruption also released a lateral blast of hot gas and ash that traveled at speeds of up to 670 miles
per hour, destroying everything in its path. The ash cloud reached heights of over 80,000 feet and
spread across the United States, affecting air travel and causing complete darkness in nearby cities.

Impact on the Surrounding Area

The eruption of Mount St. Helens had a devastating impact on the surrounding area. The landslide
and lateral blast destroyed over 200 square miles of forest, killing thousands of animals and covering
rivers and lakes with debris. The ash fall also damaged crops and contaminated water sources,
leading to economic losses for local communities.

In addition, the eruption caused 57 fatalities, including scientists who were monitoring the volcano at
the time. It also displaced thousands of people and caused significant damage to infrastructure,
including roads and bridges.

Lessons Learned

The eruption of Mount St. Helens serves as a reminder of the destructive power of nature and the
importance of monitoring and preparing for potential disasters. It also highlighted the need for
effective communication and evacuation plans in the event of an emergency.

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Rivers
and
Lakes
Below
is
the
link
for
the
video
if
you
have
trouble
playing
it
through
the
resources.
6.
Management:
An
exclusion
zone
was
set
up
from
the
middle
of
March
with
red
zones
where
no
activity
was
allowed
and
blue
zone
where
certain
activities
could
take
place
such
as
essential
farming
and
forestry
work.
In
total,
2000
people
were
evacuated
from
the
area.
There
was
however
a
lot
of
public
opposition
to
the
exclusion
zone
and
people
regularly
tried
to
evade
to
road
blocks
to
get
closer
to
the
volcano.
Responses:
Immediate
Long
term
The
National
Guard
flew
helicopter
rescue
The
Toutle,
Cowlitz,
and
Columbia
Rivers
were
missions
into
the
blast
zone
for
2
weeks
and
dredged
rescued
130
people.
Over
10
million
trees
were
replanted
The
National
Guard
also
issued
clean
water,
The
bridges
were
rebuilt
with
a
wider
span
in
emergency
food
rations
and
medical
supplies
an
attempt
to
avoid
blockages
from
future
2
million
gas
masks
were
provided
by
the
lahars
Federal
Government
to
help
prevent
The
volcano
is
now
monitored
constantly
by
respiratory
problems
the
USGS
and
clear
plans
have
been
made
to
The
ash
was
cleared
from
towns
such
as
prepare
and
warn
people
in
the
area
beyond
Yakima
within
3
days
the
immediate
blast
zone
to
make
them
aware
of
the
risks
of
ash
clouds
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Also,
buildings
and
bridges
had
to
be
rebuilt,
as
many
were
damaged
by
falling
trees
and
heat.
This
is
a
case
study
on
the
cause,
effect
and
response
to
the
Mt
St
Helens
eruption
in
1982.
Based
on
pedagological
research,
the
layout
has
been
designed
to
appeal
to
readers,
whilst
its
structure
has
been
chunked
for
ease
of
reading.
Theme
Based
Learning
Grade
An
earthquake
measuring
5.1
on
the
Richter
Scale
caused
a
landscape
on
the
north-
east
side
of
the
mountain
-
the
biggest
landslide
ever
recorded
and
the
sideways
blast
of
pulverised
rock,
glacier
ice
and
ash
wiped
out
all
living
things
27km
north
of
the
crater,
Trees
had
been
knocked
over
and
killed
by
wind
and
heat,
especially
those
near
the
volcano,
so
many
were
replanted.
1.
RICHARD
HUISH
COLLEGE
01/
06/
2009
The
Huish
Volcanologist
Mt
St
Helens
-
What
on
Earth
Happened?
Nearly
30
years
ago,
Americas
most
beautiful
volcano
came
to
life
after
a
120
year
period
of
dormancy
in
an
explosive
demonstration
of
earths
terrifying
power.
This
issue
discusses
the
event,
what
effects
the
eruption
had,
how
far
on
the
road
to
recovery
we
are,
and
how
much
longer
it
will
take.
Most
importantly
this
issue
will
question;
can
America
cope
with
this
disaster
again?
Referred
to
as
the
event
that
umns
under
3km
high)
spawned
the
birth
of
Modern
The
United
States
Geo-
Inside
this
issue:
volcanology
as
a
science,
May
logical
Survey
(USGS)
the
18th
1980
is
a
day
burned
in
had
been
on
site
since
May
18th
1980
1
the
memory
of
millions
of
scien-
the
start
of
the
activity.
tists,
residents
and
observers.
A series of seismometer The Primary Impacts 2 This was the first time a volcano- and geodetic
stations logical event was so well record- MSH Lahars 2 (Geodesy is the study of ed, monitored and
predicted, and the shape of the earth) then broadcast around the world. Long Term Recovery 3 were
positioned around Important to scientists and stu- the volcano. Potential Hazards 4 dents alike as the
only recent case study iof a major acidic By April the 3rd, the eruption in an MEDC, the les-
governor had declared a state of magma and other ejectiles that Further Reading 4 sons learned from
this
cataclys- emergency and order the evacu- moved at speeds of between mic eruption were far
reaching, ation of most of the citizens 220km/hr at the start to over and led to many advanced moni-
within
the
immediate
danger 650km/hr over 20 miles away toring systems being installed on zone. One infamous resident,
from
the
vent. The combina- other deadly volcanoes around Mr. Harry Truman, was among tion of the slide
and
flow the world. those who refused to leave his caused the lake level to be property and disbelieved
the
raised by 90m, feeding the In early march, the first signs of new ash deposits with water geologists
warnings. significant activity since 1840 creating Lahars, and stripping were detected. Starting as a
small As the eruption continues in bare the 600 square KM of swarm of earthquakes around the small
bursts and harmonic trem- surrounding pine forests. volcano. Within 48 hours from ors for the next
month, the pub- Timeline: noon on March 25th, over 174 lic began to loose interest, and This was the
first time geolo- March—EQ’s signal evacuated residents exerted gists had ever realized the a
quakes of magnitude 2.6 and awakening from a 123 over were recorded. By the week pressure on
geologists to allow volcanic blast did not neces- year sleep of the 18th of May, there were 8 them
back into the exclusion sarily go straight upwards, but April—State of Emer- zone on the 17th of
May, a se- can come laterally out of the magnitude 4 or higher quakes per gency and evacuation day.
cond trip back to houses for cone. For USGS Volcanolo- of residents and tourists possessions was
planned for 10 gist David Johnston, pictured May 18th—massive For the next two months, the
O'clock the next morning. left, this realization came too landslide triggers the North side of the
mountain
late as he was directly in the first lateral blast ob- swelled as magma was injected At 8:32 that
Sunday morning, a path of the blast. served in history killing into the chamber, pushing the
Magnitude 5.1 tremor loosed 57 people the north face and triggered a The eruption continued until
north
face upwards and out- wards. This massive landslide. The removal October 1980, killing 57 peo-
started to desta- of just under 3 Km3 of mass ple and the effects were felt as bilize the slope, above
the
magma chamber trig- far away as Wales. Even today and numerous gered a massive eruption about
the
volcano
is
still rumbling, small collapses 7 seconds after the slide. The but much has been learned that and small
erup- landslide was a significant vol- aids in current prediction and tions were ob- ume of material,
however, the management around the served. initial release of pressure creat- world. (eruption col- ed
a
pyroclastic blast of molten Download Now Report this resourceto let us know if it violates our terms
and
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prevent
planes flying into the ash clouds and crashing DOCX, 92.07 KB PPTX, 3.19 MB Not quite what you
were
looking for?Search by keyword to find the right resource: https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=UR6aY5brXck 2. Page 2 The Huish Volcanologist Special Edition (400 m) and left a
crater 1 to 2 miles (2 to 3 km) wide and The Primary Impacts 2,100 feet (640 m) deep with its north
end open in a huge breach. The Ash and subsequent 17 pyroclastic flows deposit- The impacts of
any geomorphologi- ed ash in 11 US states. 4 Billion Board feet worth of timber cal event are split
into
primary and was destroyed, one of the defining factors in the low mortali- secondary. The most
significant pri- mary impact in this case was the ty rate was that as it was a Sunday, had it been any
other day blast, which at times crossed the of the week, 300 loggers would have been working in the
sonic boundary. The debris flow was blast zone. superseded by a gas cloud moving Environmentally
the
devastation was total within the baslt slightly faster, the average tempera- zone, for 30km around the
main vent, the thermal blast ture of these clouds is 1000 degrees. seared all life, and covered land
and
water alike with thick Containing blocks the size of double ash deposits. 1500 elk and 5000 deer
were
killed, and as Decker buses, molten lava amany as 7000 big game animals such as brown and parts of
the
volcano
bear. 12 Million Salmon and Chinook fingerlings wall, this cloud instantly “The nature of Caption
describing pic- movement was (small fish) died as the lakes acidified and boiled, vaporized water it
came
eerie.... The ture or graphic. entire mass began and over 40 000 mature salmon were forced to flee
into
contact with and to ripple and the waters through turbines they normally swam carbonized all
organic churn up, without moving laterally. over. matter. Then the entire north side of the In terms of
issues to populations, poor visibility The blast itself did not last longer than 30 seconds, but summit
began within that time it had devastated areas as far away as sliding to the closed several airports in
Washington state, Inter- north” state 90 was closed for two weeks, 1000 commer- 30km, and the
extreme heat caused devastation much further afield. cial flights were cancelled. Sewerage and water
sys- Keith Stoffel, Geologist flying tems were clogged, with many local businesses clos- What the
blast
did, was to open up the throat of the over the eruption column ing for the duration. magma chamber,
relieving pressure and causing mag- ma from deeper sources to ruch into and recharge the chamber.
Once started, the volcano formed an eruption column that reached 19km high within 10 minutes.
This
column fed other flows that sped down the flanks, and volcanic bombs to fall fur- ther from the vent
which created pits almost 20m deep and send- ing as almost 2km up into the air. Fifty-seven people
were
killed
and
200 homes, 27 bridges, 15 miles (24 km) of railways and 185 miles (300 km) of high- way were
destroyed The eruption ejected more than 1 cubic mile (4 km³) of materi- al. A quarter of that
volume was fresh lava in the form of ash, pumice, and volcanic bombs while the rest was
fragmented, older rock. The removal of the north side of the mountain (13% of the Melting of the
summit glaci- cone's volume) reduced St. Helens' height by about 1,313 feet ers—fed theinitial lahars
which started in the summit zone at MSH: Lahars around 90MPH slowing to 3KMPH 30 km away.
These One of the most significant hazards flows moved upstream along during and after the eruption
was
the
the
Cowlitz river by 27 miles, in generation of lahars. These came a 4m high wall of muddy water from
several sources and were used as an example of what could and in- The mountain streams and deed
did happen in the Nevado Del brooks—becoming clogged Ruiz eruption. with ash Spirit lake–
overwhelmed by In total the lahars were responsible for the landslide and the lateral some major
damage including de- blast, the water boiled killing stroying 27 bridges, 298km of high- all aquatic
life
and
then mobi- ways, 25km of railways and stranding lized the settling ash into a 31 ships in the
Columbia
River whose lahar depth was reduced from 12 to 4m. Volcanoes Outcome This lesson explores the
GCSE Case study Mt St Helens eruptions The aim of this lesson is to show students the effects of a
volcanic eruption. Students are given information about Mt St Helens including the cause of the
eruption, the effects and general information about the volcano. From this students are to complete a
story board about the eruption using the information that they have gathered.
lovely resource but the video doesn't work :( Would have been great if the video works... Thanks to
the photographs of the event captured by Ronnholm and a few other photographs on the scene
(notably Gary Rosenquist), scientists have been able to reconstruct what the landslide looked like. ©
2024 PetaPixel Inc. All rights reserved. n.a. Section Download to read offline 4. RICHARD HUISH
COLLEGE Potential for Future Hazards Geography Department One of the areas worst affected,
that still poses a dangerous risk to the area, is Spirit South Road Lake. Annihilated by the 1980
eruption, the blast hit the lake, sending water 240m up Taunton TA1 3DZ the hillside, and blocking
the outlet. This led to a 60 m rise in the level of the lake, which within a month had become devoid
of all oxygen and life. Scientists initially despaired Phone: 01823 320800 that life would take years
to come back, but by 1983, there was more biological activity E-mail: milliew@richuish.ac.uk than
ever before, and fish had returned by 1993. The risk the lake poses is of overflowing and
remobilizing loose ash deposits as cold la- hars. The outlet was blocked by loose ash and pyroclastic
deposits, which being uncon- solidated, will not hold indefinitely,. To reduce the risk of overflow
and lahars, there is no a drainage tunnel removing water and maintaining a safer lower level. The
other risks relate to periods of renewed activity, there will be lahars following signif- icant rainfall,
and small eruptions related to dome building and collapse. The risk is al- ways higher over winter
and is carefully monitored and managed by hazard mapping and evacuation routes. MSH is now one
of the most heavily monitored volcanoes in the world. The information it provides is invaluable for
predicting other future eruptions Useful Links There is a wealth of information about the vol- canoes
on the web. The best source for infor- mation is the USGS< who have the dedicated Cascades
Volcano Observatory (CVO): http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/ An interesting comparison can be made by
look- ing at eruptive styles and management on Ha- waii and in the Cascades, this link takes you to
the Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory where you can make detailed comparisons between the risks
posed by acidic composite cones and the basic effusive activity in the pacific: http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov
/ There is an excellent documentary frequently on TV called “The eruption of Mt St Helens” made a
camera team dropped in the blast zone two days after the eruption, who found that compasses did
not work, and the volcano was still erupting The other good documentary with excellent footage is
“Seconds from disaster: the eruption of Mt St Helens”. Key Questions: Evaluate the management of
this hazard The eruption of MSH in 1980 had only negative impacts—to what extent do you agree
with this statement? A BLOG TO HELP STUDENTS AT GCSE REVISE THEIR CASE STUDIES
FOR THEIR EXAMS. USE THE MENU TO SELECT TOPICS FROM EACH OF THE FOUR
UNITS OF THE COURSE. Reponses Download Now On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted,
destroying over 15 cubic kilometers of timber and killing 57 people. Mount St. Helens is an active
volcano located in Washington state on the boundary between the North American and Juan de Fuca
tectonic plates. As the Juan de Fuca plate slid under the North American plate, it melted and caused
magma to rise and build up in Mount St. Helens, resulting in earthquakes until the top of the volcano
was blown off in the eruption. The eruption covered over 60,000 square kilometers with volcanic
debris and ash and caused extensive economic and environmental damage to the surrounding area.
Like the others, had been dormant for many years. 6. Management: An exclusion zone was set up
from the middle of March with red zones where no activity was allowed and blue zone where
certain activities could take place such as essential farming and forestry work. In total, 2000 people
were evacuated from the area. There was however a lot of public opposition to the exclusion zone
and people regularly tried to evade to road blocks to get closer to the volcano. Responses:
Immediate Long term The National Guard flew helicopter rescue The Toutle, Cowlitz, and Columbia
Rivers were missions into the blast zone for 2 weeks and dredged rescued 130 people. Over 10
million trees were replanted The National Guard also issued clean water, The bridges were rebuilt
with a wider span in emergency food rations and medical supplies an attempt to avoid blockages
from future 2 million gas masks were provided by the lahars Federal Government to help prevent The
volcano is now monitored constantly by respiratory problems the USGS and clear plans have been
made to The ash was cleared from towns such as prepare and warn people in the area beyond Yakima
within 3 days the immediate blast zone to make them aware of the risks of ash clouds Every tree in
the 250km squared forest, and lying within the 25km blast zone north of the volcano, was totally
flattened and destroyed. Trees carried down by rivers in flood, caused a log jam 60km away. Some
10 million trees had to be replanted. As with trees, nothing survived within the blast zone. Forestry
and Wildlife Download to read offline This resource hasn't been reviewed yet Spirit Lake was
completely filled in. Mount St Helens is a volcano in the Cascades Mountain Range in Washington
State in the USA. Exclusion zone set up around the volcano ​Communications and Services PPT,
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Download Now Download Now hey miss Like the others, had been dormant for many years.
Aiports closed to prevent planes flying into the ash clouds and crashing Report this resourceto let us
know if it violates our terms and conditions. Our customer service team will review your report and
will be in touch. Floodwaters washed away several roads and railway bridges. Falling ash hindered
the smooth running of car engines in three states. Electricity supplies were interrupted and telephone
wires cut. The aim of this lesson is to show students the effects of a volcanic eruption. Students are
given information about Mt St Helens including the cause of the eruption, the effects and general
information about the volcano. From this students are to complete a story board about the eruption
using the information that they have gathered. WMV, 11.99 MB 2. Mt. St. Helens is located in the
North West of the USA in Washington State. It is part of the Cascade Range of mountains. The area
around the mountain is a National Park which is mainly used for tourism, forestry, salmon farming
and some agriculture – therefore the population density of the area is relatively low Before 1980, Mt
St Helens hadn’t erupted for over 100 years The USA is an MEDC (and was in 1980) – with a GDP
per capita of over $25,000 (in 1980) Mt. St. Helens is a typical composite cone volcano - formed on
a destructive plate margin where the Juan de Fuca plate is being subucted under the North American
plate. PDF, 72.47 KB 57 people died including the vulcanologist David Johnston. No comments
yet! Add one to start the conversation. Exam practice Theme Based Learning Grade PPTX, 3.19
MB Those in the immediate vicinity could not have survived, but tourists caught in mudflows or by
the lateral blast could be rescued. 1. RICHARD HUISH COLLEGE 01/06/2009 The Huish
Volcanologist Mt St Helens - What on Earth Happened? Nearly 30 years ago, Americas most
beautiful volcano came to life after a 120 year period of dormancy in an explosive demonstration of
earths terrifying power. This issue discusses the event, what effects the eruption had, how far on the
road to recovery we are, and how much longer it will take. Most importantly this issue will question;
can America cope with this disaster again? Referred to as the event that umns under 3km high)
spawned the birth of Modern The United States Geo- Inside this issue: volcanology as a science,
May logical Survey (USGS) the 18th 1980 is a day burned in had been on site since May 18th 1980
1 the memory of millions of scien- the start of the activity. tists, residents and observers. A series of
seismometer The Primary Impacts 2 This was the first time a volcano- and geodetic stations logical
event was so well record- MSH Lahars 2 (Geodesy is the study of ed, monitored and predicted, and
the shape of the earth) then broadcast around the world. Long Term Recovery 3 were positioned
around Important to scientists and stu- the volcano. Potential Hazards 4 dents alike as the only
recent case study iof a major acidic By April the 3rd, the eruption in an MEDC, the les- governor
had declared a state of magma and other ejectiles that Further Reading 4 sons learned from this
cataclys- emergency and order the evacu- moved at speeds of between mic eruption were far
reaching, ation of most of the citizens 220km/hr at the start to over and led to many advanced moni-
within the immediate danger 650km/hr over 20 miles away toring systems being installed on zone.
One infamous resident, from the vent. The combina- other deadly volcanoes around Mr. Harry
Truman, was among tion of the slide and flow the world. those who refused to leave his caused the
lake level to be property and disbelieved the raised by 90m, feeding the In early march, the first signs
of new ash deposits with water geologists warnings. significant activity since 1840 creating Lahars,
and stripping were detected. Starting as a small As the eruption continues in bare the 600 square
KM of swarm of earthquakes around the small bursts and harmonic trem- surrounding pine forests.
volcano. Within 48 hours from ors for the next month, the pub- Timeline: noon on March 25th, over
174 lic began to loose interest, and This was the first time geolo- March—EQ’s signal evacuated
residents exerted gists had ever realized the a quakes of magnitude 2.6 and awakening from a 123
over were recorded. By the week pressure on geologists to allow volcanic blast did not neces- year
sleep of the 18th of May, there were 8 them back into the exclusion sarily go straight upwards, but
April—State of Emer- zone on the 17th of May, a se- can come laterally out of the magnitude 4 or
higher quakes per gency and evacuation day. cond trip back to houses for cone. For USGS
Volcanolo- of residents and tourists possessions was planned for 10 gist David Johnston, pictured
May 18th—massive For the next two months, the O'clock the next morning. left, this realization
came too landslide triggers the North side of the mountain late as he was directly in the first lateral
blast ob- swelled as magma was injected At 8:32 that Sunday morning, a path of the blast. served in
history killing into the chamber, pushing the Magnitude 5.1 tremor loosed 57 people the north face
and triggered a The eruption continued until north face upwards and out- wards. This massive
landslide. The removal October 1980, killing 57 peo- started to desta- of just under 3 Km3 of mass
ple and the effects were felt as bilize the slope, above the magma chamber trig- far away as Wales.
Even today and numerous gered a massive eruption about the volcano is still rumbling, small
collapses 7 seconds after the slide. The but much has been learned that and small erup- landslide was
a significant vol- aids in current prediction and tions were ob- ume of material, however, the
management around the served. initial release of pressure creat- world. (eruption col- ed a pyroclastic
blast of molten All vegetation 21km north of the volcano was levelled. 8.32am on 18th May 1980 a
5.1 earthquake shook loose the northern flank of the volcano and the eruption began.
Pyroclastic flow, lahars, dust and ash. Download Now Below is an amazing video made by one of
the pupils from my previous school about this awesome eruption. I have checked with her and she is
happy for me to show it off, the music in case you're wondering is called 'Requiem for a dream' by
Clint Marshall and is from the film with the same title. Enjoy!! Where is Mount St Helens Course
Ash fell into rivers and lakes raising temperatures, while sediment and mud choked channels. This
combined effect resulted in the death of all fish, including those in a hatchery and the loss of 250km
of top-class salmon and trout rivers. Spirit Lake was filled in. Exclusion zone set up around the
volcano The ash also posed a health risk, so President Carter promised to send two million more face
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Case Study #2: 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens © 2024 PetaPixel Inc. All rights reserved. Spirit
Lake was completely filled in. Also, buildings and bridges had to be rebuilt, as many were damaged
by falling trees and heat. Effects Elleanor Floodwaters washed away several roads and railway
bridges. Falling ash hindered the smooth running of car engines in three states. Electricity supplies
were interrupted and telephone wires cut. DOCX, 13.53 KB
6. Management: An exclusion zone was set up from the middle of March with red zones where no
activity was allowed and blue zone where certain activities could take place such as essential
farming and forestry work. In total, 2000 people were evacuated from the area. There was however a
lot of public opposition to the exclusion zone and people regularly tried to evade to road blocks to
get closer to the volcano. Responses: Immediate Long term The National Guard flew helicopter
rescue The Toutle, Cowlitz, and Columbia Rivers were missions into the blast zone for 2 weeks and
dredged rescued 130 people. Over 10 million trees were replanted The National Guard also issued
clean water, The bridges were rebuilt with a wider span in emergency food rations and medical
supplies an attempt to avoid blockages from future 2 million gas masks were provided by the lahars
Federal Government to help prevent The volcano is now monitored constantly by respiratory
problems the USGS and clear plans have been made to The ash was cleared from towns such as
prepare and warn people in the area beyond Yakima within 3 days the immediate blast zone to make
them aware of the risks of ash clouds Not quite what you were looking for?Search by keyword to
find the right resource: Ash fell into rivers and lakes raising temperatures, while sediment and mud
choked channels. This combined effect resulted in the death of all fish, including those in a hatchery
and the loss of 250km of top-class salmon and trout rivers. Spirit Lake was filled in. n.a. Section
Trees had been knocked over and killed by wind and heat, especially those near the volcano, so many
were replanted. 8.32am on 18th May 1980 a 5.1 earthquake shook loose the northern flank of the
volcano and the eruption began. 57 people died including the vulcanologist David Johnston.
Download Now Elleanor mount saint helens | Case Study #2: 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens
Rivers and Lakes PPTX, 3.19 MB Residents had been told to leave and visitors were not allowed
inside a 8km exclusion zone around the crater. Volcanoes Outcome Pyroclastic flow, lahars, dust and
ash. I have uploaded a variety of lessons/schemes of work for both KS3 & KS4. Check out the titles.
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were looking for?Search by keyword to find the right resource: 63 people killed. Mount St Helens is
a volcano in the Cascades Mountain Range in Washington State in the USA. 4. RICHARD HUISH
COLLEGE Potential for Future Hazards Geography Department One of the areas worst affected,
that still poses a dangerous risk to the area, is Spirit South Road Lake. Annihilated by the 1980
eruption, the blast hit the lake, sending water 240m up Taunton TA1 3DZ the hillside, and blocking
the outlet. This led to a 60 m rise in the level of the lake, which within a month had become devoid
of all oxygen and life. Scientists initially despaired Phone: 01823 320800 that life would take years
to come back, but by 1983, there was more biological activity E-mail: milliew@richuish.ac.uk than
ever before, and fish had returned by 1993. The risk the lake poses is of overflowing and
remobilizing loose ash deposits as cold la- hars. The outlet was blocked by loose ash and pyroclastic
deposits, which being uncon- solidated, will not hold indefinitely,. To reduce the risk of overflow
and lahars, there is no a drainage tunnel removing water and maintaining a safer lower level. The
other risks relate to periods of renewed activity, there will be lahars following signif- icant rainfall,
and small eruptions related to dome building and collapse. The risk is al- ways higher over winter
and is carefully monitored and managed by hazard mapping and evacuation routes. MSH is now one
of the most heavily monitored volcanoes in the world. The information it provides is invaluable for
predicting other future eruptions Useful Links There is a wealth of information about the vol- canoes
on the web. The best source for infor- mation is the USGS< who have the dedicated Cascades
Volcano Observatory (CVO): http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/ An interesting comparison can be made by
look- ing at eruptive styles and management on Ha- waii and in the Cascades, this link takes you to
the Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory where you can make detailed comparisons between the risks
posed by acidic composite cones and the basic effusive activity in the pacific: http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov
/ There is an excellent documentary frequently on TV called “The eruption of Mt St Helens” made a
camera team dropped in the blast zone two days after the eruption, who found that compasses did
not work, and the volcano was still erupting The other good documentary with excellent footage is
“Seconds from disaster: the eruption of Mt St Helens”. Key Questions: Evaluate the management of
this hazard The eruption of MSH in 1980 had only negative impacts—to what extent do you agree
with this statement?