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Season 37 Episode 18 - Mt. St. Helens Back From the Dead
For 27 years, biologist Charlie Crisafulli has been documenting the dramatic return of plant and animal life to Mt. St. Helens after the 1980 eruption. / When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, every living thing in the blast zone was buried beneath 300 feet of avalanche debris, covered with steaming mud and, finally, topped with a superheated layer of frothy rock from deep within the earth. Biologist Charlie Crisafulli has remained at the site for 27 years, documenting the dramatic return of plant and animal life to the barren landscape and pioneering a new understanding of the interaction between geologic forces and the life surrounding the mountain.
Episodes in Season 37
Darwin's Darkest Hour
55 min
Hubble's Amazing Rescue
55 min
Lizard Kings
55 min
Becoming Human: First Steps
55 min
Becoming Human: Birth of Humanity
55 min
Becoming Human: Last Human Standing
55 min
What Are Dreams?
55 min
What Darwin Never Knew
55 min
Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor
55 min
Building Pharaoh's Ship
55 min
Riddles of the Sphinx
55 min
Ghosts of Machu Picchu
55 min
Extreme Cave Diving
55 min
The Pluto Files
55 min
Hunting the Edge of Space: The Mystery of the Milky Way
55 min
Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever Expanding Universe
55 min
Mind Over Money
55 min
Mt. St. Helens Back From the Dead
55 min
