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Monitoring equipment installation on Mount St. Helens' dome. Camera...
Monitoring equipment installation on Mount St. Helens' dome. Camera...
Monitoring equipment installation on Mount St. Helens' dome. Camera...
Monitoring equipment installation on Mount St. Helens' dome. Camera...

Monitoring equipment installation on Mount St. Helens' dome. Camera/gas sampling station is to the right underneath helicopter. GPS/accelerometer (seismometer) spider is just visible as a speck on top of new dome.

Monitoring equipment installation on Mount St. Helens' dome. Camera/gas sampling station is to the right underneath helicopter. GPS/accelerometer (seismometer) spider is just visible as a speck on top of new dome.

New dome as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl. ...
New dome as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl.
New dome as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl.
New dome as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl.

New dome as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl.

Tilt-leg spider, a rapid-response instrument made to rest on top of...
Tilt-leg spider, a rapid-response instrument made to rest on top of...
Tilt-leg spider, a rapid-response instrument made to rest on top of...
Tilt-leg spider, a rapid-response instrument made to rest on top of...

Tilt-leg spider, a rapid-response instrument made to rest on top of the north-face of the 2005 Mount St. Helens lava dome. Includes GPS and seismometer.

Tilt-leg spider, a rapid-response instrument made to rest on top of the north-face of the 2005 Mount St. Helens lava dome. Includes GPS and seismometer.

Image: After Tsunami Destruction
After Tsunami Destruction
After Tsunami Destruction
After Tsunami Destruction

Sand and bricks deposited by the tsunami in an area of destruction on the East Coast of Sri Lanka at Kulmunai Kuddi.

Sand and bricks deposited by the tsunami in an area of destruction on the East Coast of Sri Lanka at Kulmunai Kuddi.

Image: After Tsunami Destruction
After Tsunami Destruction
After Tsunami Destruction
After Tsunami Destruction

Sand and bricks deposited by the tsunami in an area of destruction on the East Coast of Sri Lanka at Kulmunai Kuddi.

Sand and bricks deposited by the tsunami in an area of destruction on the East Coast of Sri Lanka at Kulmunai Kuddi.

Image: Measuring Tsunami Height
Measuring Tsunami Height
Measuring Tsunami Height
Measuring Tsunami Height

Dr. Starin Fernanda, Geological Survey & Mines Bureau of Sri Lanka, taking measurement of height of tsunami, indicated by gouge mark in tree from debris carried by the tsunami.

Dr. Starin Fernanda, Geological Survey & Mines Bureau of Sri Lanka, taking measurement of height of tsunami, indicated by gouge mark in tree from debris carried by the tsunami.

Image: Measuring Tsunami Height
Measuring Tsunami Height
Measuring Tsunami Height
Measuring Tsunami Height

Dr. Starin Fernanda, Geological Survey & Mines Bureau of Sri Lanka, taking measurement of height of tsunami, indicated by gouge mark in tree from debris carried by the tsunami.

Dr. Starin Fernanda, Geological Survey & Mines Bureau of Sri Lanka, taking measurement of height of tsunami, indicated by gouge mark in tree from debris carried by the tsunami.

Image: Sampling Tsunami Deposits
Sampling Tsunami Deposits
Sampling Tsunami Deposits
Sampling Tsunami Deposits

Dr. Starin Fernanda, Geological Survey & Mines Bureau of Sri Lanka, preparing a trench for sampling of tsunami deposit. Leaves on the surface days or weeks after the tsunami and blanket the sand deposited by the tsunami.

Dr. Starin Fernanda, Geological Survey & Mines Bureau of Sri Lanka, preparing a trench for sampling of tsunami deposit. Leaves on the surface days or weeks after the tsunami and blanket the sand deposited by the tsunami.

Image: Sampling Tsunami Deposits
Sampling Tsunami Deposits
Sampling Tsunami Deposits
Sampling Tsunami Deposits

Dr. Starin Fernanda, Geological Survey & Mines Bureau of Sri Lanka, preparing a trench for sampling of tsunami deposit. Leaves on the surface days or weeks after the tsunami and blanket the sand deposited by the tsunami.

Dr. Starin Fernanda, Geological Survey & Mines Bureau of Sri Lanka, preparing a trench for sampling of tsunami deposit. Leaves on the surface days or weeks after the tsunami and blanket the sand deposited by the tsunami.

A tool used to dig down through sand and sediment layers along a cross-section of sediment to show thickness of layers.
Tsunami sand deposit
Tsunami sand deposit
Tsunami sand deposit

Tsunami sand deposit at Nilaveli Beach on the northeastern coast of Sri Lanka following the December 26th, 2004 earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean. The sand deposited by the tsunami is light colored and overlies a pre-tsunami darker sandy soil.

Tsunami sand deposit at Nilaveli Beach on the northeastern coast of Sri Lanka following the December 26th, 2004 earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean. The sand deposited by the tsunami is light colored and overlies a pre-tsunami darker sandy soil.

Image: Tsunami-Relocated Car
Tsunami-Relocated Car
Tsunami-Relocated Car
Tsunami-Relocated Car

Car transported by the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka.

Car transported by the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka.

Image: 2005 Landslide in La Conchita, CA
2005 Landslide in La Conchita, CA
2005 Landslide in La Conchita, CA
2005 Landslide in La Conchita, CA

On January 10, 2005, a landslide struck the community of La Conchita in Ventura County, California, destroying or seriously damaging 36 houses and killing 10 people. For a USGS rerpot on this event, please see USGS Open-file report, "Landslide Hazards at La Conchita, California."

On January 10, 2005, a landslide struck the community of La Conchita in Ventura County, California, destroying or seriously damaging 36 houses and killing 10 people. For a USGS rerpot on this event, please see USGS Open-file report, "Landslide Hazards at La Conchita, California."

Image: Tsunami-Relocated Car
Tsunami-Relocated Car
Tsunami-Relocated Car
Tsunami-Relocated Car

Car transported by the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka.

Car transported by the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka.

Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater, January 2005, aerial view fro...
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater, Jan 2006
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater, Jan 2006
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater, Jan 2006

Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater, January 2005, aerial view from the east.

North end of Mount St. Helens' new dome, as seen from the east. ...
North end of Mount St. Helens' new dome, as seen from the east.
North end of Mount St. Helens' new dome, as seen from the east.
North end of Mount St. Helens' new dome, as seen from the east.

North end of Mount St. Helens' new dome, as seen from the east.

Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater viewed from the west. January ...
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater viewed from west. Jan 2006
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater viewed from west. Jan 2006
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater viewed from west. Jan 2006

Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater viewed from the west. January 2005.

Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater, aerial view from the south....
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater, aerial view from the south.
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater, aerial view from the south.
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater, aerial view from the south.

Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater, aerial view from the south.

Mount St. Helens' new dome, from the south. Orange speck in the cen...
Mount St. Helens' new dome, from the south. Orange speck in the cen...
Mount St. Helens' new dome, from the south. Orange speck in the cen...
Mount St. Helens' new dome, from the south. Orange speck in the cen...

Mount St. Helens' new dome, from the south. Orange speck in the center of the photo is a portable telemetered "spider." January 2005.

Mount St. Helens' new dome, from the south. Orange speck in the center of the photo is a portable telemetered "spider." January 2005.

Spider, a portable box enclosing volcanic activity monitoring equip...
Spider, a portable box enclosing volcanic activity monitoring equip...
Spider, a portable box enclosing volcanic activity monitoring equip...
Spider, a portable box enclosing volcanic activity monitoring equip...

Spider, a portable box enclosing volcanic activity monitoring equipment (orange box), resting on Mount St. Helens' dome, viewed from the south.

Spider, a portable box enclosing volcanic activity monitoring equipment (orange box), resting on Mount St. Helens' dome, viewed from the south.

Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater viewed from the southeast. Ja...
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater viewed from SE. Jan 2006
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater viewed from SE. Jan 2006
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater viewed from SE. Jan 2006

Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater viewed from the southeast. January 2006

Steam plume rising from Mount St. Helens, viewed from the northwest...
Steam plume rising from Mount St. Helens, viewed from NW.
Steam plume rising from Mount St. Helens, viewed from NW.
Steam plume rising from Mount St. Helens, viewed from NW.

Steam plume rising from Mount St. Helens, viewed from the northwest.