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Mount St Helens

Mont St Helens before the eruuption in May 1980

Images courtesy of USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory

Webpage link	Description	Task
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ us_2001/washington_ref_2001.pdf Information Level C	Relief map of Washington State .	Find Mount St Helen s on the map. How high is it? What is the nearest major city?
www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/ global/images-other/ gpnf_vicinity.pdf Information - Level C	Vicinity map.	How is the land around Mount St Helens used? If you visited, where would you choose to go?
http://geology.about.com/ library/bl/maps/ n_statemap_WA1200.htm Information Level D/E	Geologic map of Washington State USA .	What kind of rock surrounds Mount St Helen s ? Use the geologic units key to find out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Mount_St._Helens Information Level D/E	General information about Mount St Helens . The geographical setting and the human and geologic history.	Go to The 1980 eruptionHow did earthquakes (5.1 on the Richter scale) trigger the eruption of the volcano?
www.fs.fed.us./gpnf/ mshnvm/digital-gallery/before-after.html Photos and information - Level D	Before and After photos of Mount St Helens .	Double-click on the thumbnail (small) image to load a larger view of the photograph. What are the differences you can see before and after the eruption of 18 th May 1980?
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/ MSH/Maps/may18_devastmap.html Information Level C	A map of the outline of the crater and the flow of the deposits from 18 th May 1980 .	What kinds of deposits were caused by Mount St Helens eruption? What area did they cover?
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/ Volcanoes/MSH/May18/ description_economic_impact.html Information Level D/E	The cost of the eruption of Mount St Helens , in money, people and land use.	What damage to property was caused by the volcanic eruption? How were people in the area affected?
www.fs.fed.us./ gpnf/mshnvm/ Information Level D/E	Mount St Helen s National Volcanic Monument.	When was the National Volcanic Monument created? For what purposes?
http://gonw.about.com/od/ parkswa/a/MSHtimeline.htm Level D	Recent Mount St Helens activity	Examine the timeline of recent Mount St Helen s activity.
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/ Volcanoes/Cascades/CurrentActivity/ current_updates.html Information Level D	Mount St Helens Update. Current alert level. Potential ash hazards. Recent observations.	What are the Alert Level and the potential hazards today? What implications might these have on visitors?
www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/ volcanocams/msh/ Webcam	Mount St Helens VolcanoCam. A live webcam updated every 5 minutes.	View the webcam image to see what Mount St Helen s looks like right now. (Pacific Daylight time zone is 8 hours behind UK .)

Updated 26/9/2006

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