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I do not know if I would consider stopping the climate change as a solution for all such events. Watching the video makes you realize how small you are in front of the nature. It feels painful to even watch it but its an eyeopener at the same time. Its a misconception to think that the climate would always remain same, nature is an constantly moving/changing entity. What might be perceived as destruction is also the…
Mt St Helens erupted in 1980. The landslide alone was 3.3 billion cubic yards, that traveled 15mi at speeds of up to 155mph, and buried 23 square miles to an average depth of 150ft, and up to 600ft, within 10 minutes. The blast flattened 230 sq mi of forest in minutes. 540 million tons of ash fell in 9 hours, affecting 22,000 sq mi. The mudflow (lahar) was this debris mixing with 170 million cubic yards of glacial ic…
Truman refused to leave Mt. St. Helens. There is a memorial cross today whereabouts his lodge stood.