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70Mount St. Helens Travel Guide
Anyone planning a visit to the great Pacific Northwest and Washington State in particular might want to consider adding Mount St. Helens to their list of must see sites. While it’s been over 30 years since the mountains infamous eruption, the landscape today continues to recover while still showing the scars of what was the deadliest and most destructive volcanic eruption in the history of the United States.
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91The 5 Best Washington Weekend Getaways
Looking to get away for the weekend in Washington State? Here are my five best recommendations for Washington weekend getaways: Mount St Helens, the San Juan Islands, Snoqualmie, the Olympic Peninsula and Walla Walla.
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74Asteroids and their impact on Earth
By now we have become aware of the danger that earth faces from asteroids. Earth resides in close orbit with three families of asteroids, the Apollos, the Atens and the Amors. There is yet another curious family that has recently been detected, the Earth Trojan asteroid. As thousands of asteroids cross the orbit of the earth, it is only a matter of time when another one will collide with the planet with devastating results.
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76Dangers of Volcanic Eruptions
There are many dangers associated with volcanic eruptions. The worst are the ash type eruptions that can collapse and create a super heated wall of ash that can kill on contact. People who live on the ring of fire are especially prone to exposure to this type of eruption.
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75Mount St. Helens: A Mountain’s Devastation And Rebirth
Mount St. Helens and Spirit Lake-before May 18,1980. Image courtesy of USDA Forest Service, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument-Jim Nieland Mount St. Helens-July 2008 Mount St Helens Mt St Helens,...
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76Yellowstone National Park A Silent Super Volcanic Threat
About 600,000 years ago, a super volcano exploded where the Yellowstone basin exists today. It lofted about 600 cubic miles of ash into the stratosphere and created a volcanic winter. It is still active and lately the caldera has been expanding, suggesting a future mega eruption. Signs of its still active state are shown in the geysers in the park.
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65Philippine President Cory Aquino - Global Icon of Democracy
President Corazon "Cory" Aquino, 1933-2009 This is another heartbreaking news. Former President Corazon Aquino died peacefully on August 1, 2009, Saturday, at 3:18 a. m. Manila time, after a 16-month battle...
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68Natural Disasters Within The United States:
A listing and documentary on some of the worst natural disasters to occur within the United States. Includes video and text.
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70Book Review : Surviving Galeras (Volcano) by Stanley Williams
The used book rack outside of Hastings Bookstore got me again, a volcano book titled Surviving Galeras (by Stanley Williams) jumping right into my greedy little hand for the princely sum of $1.99...plus tax. You can get it from Amazon for $4.00 or...
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