America’s National Parks Podcast
Society & Culture:Places & Travel
On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted — it was the "deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States," according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, generating “about 500 times the force that the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima,” it killed 57 people and thousands of animals and lopped 1,300 feet off the top of the mountain.
Still, there's another volcano that is much more concerning to volcanologists. On this episode of America's National Parks, Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park, and its namesake volcano’s potential for mass destruction.
Capitol Reef: Fruit Trees in the Utah Desert
Echoes of the Past: The Saga of Theodore Roosevelt National Park's Wild Horses
National Park News | National Parks Get Vandalized, NPS Sued For Not Accepting Cash, New National Monument?
EXPLORE ACT Returns Filming in National Parks and Expands Access to Public Lands
The Measure of Wonder
Poaching in the Everglades
Designing a National Park Visitor Center for the 21st Century
National Park News | Biden Proposes NPS Budget, Employee Housing Crisis, & More
Wives into the Wilderness: The Unpaid Force That Shaped National Parks
Nature's Palette: Unveiling Arizona's Petrified Forest
National Park News | Man Diverts a National Park River, New Shark Species Discovered, Rabies Scare at Saguaro
Stiltsville: An Offshore Hideaway at Biscayne National Park
Harboring History: The Salem Maritime Site and America's Cultural Treasures
National Park News | Park Service Morale Low, Investigative Ranger Ranks Dangerously Low
Denali, and the Effects of Gold Mining in the Kantishna Hills
Second Only to George Washington
News From The Parks | Navy Rescues Motorcycles from Death Valley, 3 New National Park Sites, Yosemite Reservations Return, More
Vandalism and Capitalism vs Historical Artifacts: Defacement in the NPS
Christmas in Yellowstone
A Dream of Peace
Join Podbean Ads Marketplace and connect with engaged listeners.
Advertise Today
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Modern West
Concrete Pastures Podcast
The Atlas Obscura Podcast
Travel with Rick Steves
Hometown Ghost Stories
Points Talk with the Travel Mom Squad