[PCA] NEWS: Clash Over Rebirth of Mt. St. Helens

[Olivia Kwong]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/science/18helens.html?_r=1&ref=science

Clash Over Rebirth of Mt. St. Helens
By CORNELIA DEAN
Published: August 17, 2009

CASTLE ROCK, Wash. -- When Mount St. Helens erupted nearly 30 years ago, 
it flattened more than 150 square miles of forest, spewed millions of tons 
of mud and debris, filled the sky with ash and left at least 57 people 
dead. In the process, it also created an unusual outdoor laboratory where 
researchers have worked ever since to answer an increasingly urgent 
question: How do landscapes recover after violent disturbance?

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