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In the Blast Zone - Catastrophe and Renewal on Mount St. Helens (Paperback)
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In the Blast Zone - Catastrophe and Renewal on Mount St. Helens (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 2 980
You Save R99 (25%)
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As it erupted in 1980, Mount St. Helens captured the attention of
the region, nation, and the world, and it continues to fascinate us
today a constant reminder that we live in a volcanic landscape. In
lucid prose and poetry by some of America's leading writers and
ecologists, In the Blast Zone explores this story of destruction
and renewal in all its human, geological, and ecological
dimensions. Most popular accounts of the momentous eruption have
focused on the devastation it caused. More recent scientific work
on Mount St. Helens tells a story of unexpectedly rapid and varied
ecological and geological change. In the Blast Zone is the first
book to present a cross-pollination of literary and scientific
perspectives on the mountain's history of cataclysm and renewal.
Most of the contributors to this volume camped together on Mount
St. Helens for four days in 2005 the 25th anniversary of the
eruption hiking, learning the ecology, and sharing ideas. They
asked the question: What can this radically altered landscape tell
us about nature and how to live our lives? In the Blast Zone
collects some of their answers. While introducing fascinating
ecological and geological insights, it also tells compelling
stories about how science informs our lives and our relationship to
nature. These writings will startle readers with new recognition of
the matchless gift Mount St. Helens makes to our region and the
world: the gifts of beauty, of scientific illumination, of hope.
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