.@marykbruce shares the New Year's Eve celebrations heard and seen all over the world. From crowds packed on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach to watch fireworks, to the spectacular light show at the Great Wall of China - millions welcomed in the new year. https://t.co/9htpG0uv37
Itโ was the #WinterSolstice yesterday- the shortest day. Only 6hr51min of daylight compared to a whopping 17hr43min on the longest day. During our summer tours you have plenty of evening light to explore the islands after a busy day on the boat!
@Sarah_Katilyn Same here with my senior cat. She didn't adjust to the time change. At 4am ,she alternates the sneezes with a paw to my face to wake me up.
The view of the Mt. Saint Helens eruption from hikers on nearby Mt. Adams in 1980.
On May 18, 1980, after experiencing a couple of months of earthquake activity and volcanic flare-ups, Mount St. Helens erupted, claiming more than 50 lives. It was the biggest eruption in U.S. history, wiping out thousands of acres of land and entire animal and plant communities. This catastrophic event darkened skies for hundreds of miles and sent a huge ash cloud circling around the globe, as seen in the photo. Mt. Adams is only 33 miles away, and the summit of Mt. St. Helens can easily be seen from the top.
Unfortunately, there is no available information about the hiker captured in the photo.
Decades after the 1980 devastation, the area is slowly coming back to life. Trees and other forest vegetation are regrowing, and both large and small mammals have resettled the area. Some bird species, insects, and aquatic life have also returned.
After salvaging nearly 200 million feet of dead timber, the Forest Service planted around ten million trees to reforest thousands of acres of land that were affected by the eruption. Many of these newly planted trees are thriving.