Date of Award
Fall 12-23-2022
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of arts (BA)
Department
Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
First Advisor
William Burghart
Abstract
This paper works to identify the disregard for volcanic hazards in the Cascades and how that affected the emergency response to the Mount St. Helens eruption. Using executive orders from prior governors, documents issued by the USGS, and prior volcanic activity, this paper works to identify why the state was so unprepared for the eruption, when they had received so much prior warning and experience of the hazards of these cascade volcanoes,
Recommended Citation
DeRouen, Jeffrey, "The 1980 Eruptions of Mount St. Helens: Disregard for Volcanic Hazards and its Effects on State Preparedness" (2022). History Undergraduate Theses. 55.
https://digitalcommons.tacoma.uw.edu/history_theses/55