On May 18, 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens emitted 1.5 million metric ... of local helpers for just 24 hours to speed up the area’s environmental recovery. But these weren’t human ...

A unique experiment involving gophers at Mount St. Helens has shown long-lasting benefits for ecological recovery ... In 1983, Allen and Utah State University’s James McMahon helicoptered to an area ...

Researchers studying the aftermath of the massive eruption that led to the widespread destruction of ecosystems around Mount St. Helens in 1980 believe a particular species of animal has aided in the ...

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980 ... In 1983, Allen and Utah State University's James McMahon helicoptered to an area where the lava had turned the land into collapsing slabs of porous ...

The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 scattered roughly 540 million tons of ash over an area of more than 22,000 square miles (57,000 square kilometers), according to the USGS. This blistering ...

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around ... (Mike Allen/UCR) In 1983, Allen and Utah State University’s James McMahon helicoptered to an area where the ...

Plant life struggled to return to the area around Mount St Helens, now under a layer of pumice fragments. While the top layers of soil were destroyed by the eruption and lava flows, the soil ...

MOUNT ST. HELENS ... destruction of ecosystems around Mount St. Helens in 1980 believe a particular species of animal has aided in the area’s recovery. University researchers found that pocket ...

In the wake of the most disastrous volcanic eruption in the history of the United States, scientists enlisted the help of an unlikely ally to regenerate life on Mount St. Helens’ barren slopes ...

MORTON, Wash. - An earthquake struck near Morton, Washington Wednesday morning. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake hit at around 7:52 a.m. north of Mount St.

In 1980, Mount ... upon the area (after the lava had cooled, of course), to help dig up the land, introducing beneficial ...