1.
Over 250 homes were destroyed.
Along with 47 bridges, 15 miles of railroads and 185 miles of highways
17 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK - 1 comment
Comments:
actualy 678 miles coverd the space of lava
Added 10 years ago by guest, 0 points
2.
March 1980 an earthquake signaled Mount St. Helen's awakening after 123 years of silence.
10 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
3.
The first creatures to return to Mount St. Helen's were spiders and beetles.
2 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
4.
Fish hatcheries were lost in the blast.
2 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
5.
The blast traveled nearly 300 miles an hour.
2 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
6.
Mount St. Helen's is predicted to erupt before the end of this century.
2 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
7.
The debris avalanche triggered and earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale.
2 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
8.
Mount St. Helen remains a laboratory for the study of volcanoes and the nature's response to catastrophe.
1 point - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
9.
Mount St. Helen is now home to the youngest glacier on earth, Crater Glacier
1 point - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
10.
In September 2004, Mount St. Helen's erupted again.
It continued to erupt until 2008.
1 point - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
11.
Mount St. Helen's National Volcanic Monument was established in observence of the blast.
It was erected to show the destruction and quick recovery of the forests and animals of the area.
1 point - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
12.
The ash cloud drifted east across the U.S. in just 3 days.
It had encircled the earth within 15 days.
1 point - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
13.
Within 15 minutes of the eruption volcanic ash had risen over 80,000 feet in the air.
1 point - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
14.
Within 3 minutes of the blast 230 square miles of forest had been burned.
1 point - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
15.
In 1792 George Vancouver name the volcano after Britian's embassador to Spain
Baron St. Helen.
1 point - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
16.
Mount St. Helen's eruption was the economically destructive volcanic event in U.S. history.
It erupted May 18, 1980 early in the morning, 8:32 am.
1 point - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
17.
Mount St. Helen's is part of the 'Ring of Fire' that supports over 160 active volcanoes.
0 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
18.
During its lifetime Mount St. Helen's has erupted more often than any other volcano in the Cascades.
-1 point - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
19.
Suprisingly, only 57 people were killed.
-1 point - added 12 years ago by JanetK -
20.
Mount St. Helen is younger than the pyramids of Egypt.
It is estimated to be 3,000 years old.
-5 points - added 12 years ago by JanetK - 1 comment
Comments:
NO ITS NOT
Added 11 years ago by guest, 0 points
Similar Top lists
| Category | Ranked | Added by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Twenty Reasons to Care about the Great Apes | Science | 20 items | JanetK |
| Twenty Amazing Facts About Bumblebees | Science | 23 items | JanetK |
| Twenty astounding facts about the Komodo dragon | Science | 21 items | JanetK |
| Twenty cool facts about Uranus | Science | 20 items | JanetK |
| Amazing Facts about the Planet Jupiter | Science | 21 items | JanetK |
ShareRanks is about ranking things that are top, most, greatest, or even worst in all categories.
Use arrows to rank one item in Twenty Facts about the Eruption of Mount Saint Helen's vs another.
Use arrows to rank one item in Twenty Facts about the Eruption of Mount Saint Helen's vs another.
Top 10 Twenty Facts about the Eruption of Mount Saint Helen's are especially marked