Researchers find gophers responsible for recovery of Mount St. Helens ecosystem
Located in southern Washington state, Mount St. Helens is notorious for its eruption on May 18, 1980. The eruption of ...
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Gophers needed 1 day after Mount St. Helens erupted to bring explosions of new life
Scientists say the pocket gophers were cranky about being moved into a devastated landscape for a day in 1980. But decades ...
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How gophers brought Mount St. Helens back to life in one day
When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists dropped gophers onto parts of the scorched mountain for only 24 hours.
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The 24-Hour Experiment That Brought Life Back to Mount St. Helens
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 ...
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Mount St. Helens falls since 2008
Following several recent rim failures, two cornice breaks and the death of an experienced climber on Mount St. Helens, the U.S. Forest Service is asking climbers to stay away from the rim and ...
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How a crew of gophers helped Mount St. Helens bounce back
On May 18, 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens emitted 1.5 million metric tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere while its pyroclastic lava flow incinerated virtually everything within a ...
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How gophers brought Mount St. Helens back to life in one day
When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists dropped gophers onto parts of the scorched mountain for only 24 hours. The ...
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Gophers Tilled the Soil After Mount St. Helens Erupted –Their Efforts Are Still Visible 40 Years Later
When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists dropped gophers onto parts of the scorched mountain for only 24 hours. The ...
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Planning to climb Mount St. Helens? Avoid crater rim or risk death
Andy Goodwin recently stationed himself at the top of Mount St. Helens, where he usually spends several hours each week educating climbers about one of the Pacific Northwest’s most spectacular ...