Online Program
Online Lecture: The Mount St. Helens Eruption — 45 Years Later
Program No. 24456RJ
Join us on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 1 p.m. (ET)/10 a.m. (PT), for a one-hour lecture and Q&A about the Mount St. Helens volcanic eruption and its continuing environmental impact.
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Participant Reviews
SHOWING
Dr Jenny Thomson is an excellent speaker and covered an enormous amount of information in 1 hour. I learned so much about volcanoes and the eruption on Mount St. Helens. I would definitely take any of Dr Thomson's courses that are offered. A+
— Review left May 19, 2023
This was a great overview of the 1980 eruption and an update on how the area looks today. The slides were wonderful!
— Review left May 19, 2023
I just spent an hour listening to a comprehensive explanation of the eruption of Mt. St. Helens and a description of how this event compares with other events around the world. The presenter describes types of volcanism around the world in an interesting way and used excellent charts, graphs and photos to accompany her lecture.
— Review left May 18, 2023
Excellent - a great overview of what many of us remember from 43 years ago. I was working for the US Forest Service at the time but in California. It made us take a new look at the volcanoes to our east.
— Review left May 18, 2023
While I remember the eruption of Mount St Helens, this expanded my limited memory, in reliving the days before and what actually happened. Good use of maps, newspaper articles, and photos.
— Review left May 18, 2023