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One of the most violent natural disasters of our time, the colossal eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980 blasted away an entire mountainside. Over 200 square miles of pristine forest were buried under millions of tons of lava, ash, mud, and avalanche debris. How could life ever return to this barren moonscape? A lone ecologist, Charlie Crisafulli, spent months in the blast zone and was astonished and puzzled by how quickly plants and animals colonized the wasteland. In this program, stunning cinematography and time-lapse photography trace the dramatic story of how Crisafulli witnessed life"s return and figured out the puzzle.

Meanwhile, a team of geologists has been facing a new threat: The volcano itself is coming back to life. In 2004, a new cycle of eruptions began blasting steam and ash thousands of feet into the air. A NOVA film crew ventures inside the crater with geologists as they set up instruments to study magma activity deep inside the volcano, revealing a hidden labyrinth of faults beneath the restless mountain. It"s a race against time as the scientists struggle to answer the crucial question: How soon could another catastrophic eruption occur?


Airdate: 4-5-2010
Releasedate: 5-5-2010


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