the volcano

Mount St Helens, a Dormant Volcano in south western Washington erupted on the morning of May 18th, 1980 and volcanologists have predicted that it may continue to be active for sometime yet.

There have been 12 casualties reported so far and the Washington State Department of Game estimated nearly 7,000 big game animals (deer, elk, and bear) died as well as all birds and nearly all small mammals. Many burrowing rodents, frogs, salamanders, and crawfish, managed to survive because they were below ground level or water surface when the tra...