News tagged with mount st helens
Volcanic super-eruptions may have surprisingly short fuses
Enormous volcanic eruptions with potential to end civilizations may have surprisingly short fuses, researchers have discovered.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 30, 2012 |
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Autopsy of a eruption: Linking crystal growth to volcano seismicity
A forensic approach that links changes deep below a volcano to signals at the surface is described by scientists from the University of Bristol in a paper published today in Science. The research could ultima ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 24, 2012 |
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3D-Model mimics volcanic explosions
(PhysOrg.com) -- A 3-D model of a volcanic explosion, based on the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state, may enhance our understanding of how some volcanic explosions occur and help identify ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Mount St. Helens rises from the Ashes
When Mount St. Helens blew its top in 1980, it wasn't a surprise that it happened, but even today the extent of the damage is hard to fathom. The eruption knocked down 100-foot trees like matchsticks and killed ...
Nov 01, 2010 |
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30 years after Mount St. Helens blast, agency pushes high-tech warning system
The first earthquake rattled Mount St. Helens on March 20, 1980 -- nearly two months before the mountain erupted. But it took awhile for anyone to notice.
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May 18, 2010 |
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Chilean eruption highlights risk from 'rhyolitic' volcanoes
Magma from a Chilean volcano shot through Earth's crust at around a metre (3.25 feet) per second, a speed highlighting the perils from so-called rhyolitic volcanoes, scientists reported on Wednesday.
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Oct 07, 2009 |
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