St. Helens' Secrets Revealed!

Science & Technology Discovery Series members go inside the volcano with Dr. Steve Malone.

The new season of the Technology Alliance’s popular Science & Technology Discovery Series got off to an explosive start in Seattle on Friday, September 8th with seismologist Steve Malone, Research Professor of Earth & Space Sciences at the University of Washington. (This is the first of ten presentations in the series held monthly.) Dr. Malone shared lessons learned by seismologists from the 1980 eruption and lateral blast of Mount St. Helens, and explained the technologies and techniques that have enabled scientists to more accurately understand what is happening inside the volcano since that devastating event.

Did you know...?

• Today, digitally recorded seismic data on St. Helens and other volcanoes are accessible from anywhere in the world via the Internet.
• Researchers deploy global positioning system (GPS) devices in and around the crater, yielding precise and safe measurements.
• According to the U.S. Geological Survey, our own Mt. Rainier tops the list of high-threat U.S. volcanoes not currently in a state of eruption or unrest!

The podcast of Dr. Malone's presentation is available for free on the Technology Alliance website.

Science & Technology Discovery Series is sponsored by:
Armfield, Harrison & Thomas, Inc., Perkins Coie, and Swedish Medical Center.