Legacy of a Volcano On 18 May 1980, the eruption of Mt St Helens in the USA devastated
500 square kilometres of forest land.
Ten years on, brand new rock has grown to the height of skyscrapers; prehistoric bacteria have emerged from within it, and life has made an astonishing return to the new world of blasted trees, pumice, mud-flows and ash. Writer/Producer John Lynch Series editor Robin Brightwell
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