Rob Carson - Natural Science
Rob Carson was one of many journalists who covered the
eruption of Mount St. Helen's in 1980. He continued writing about Mount
St. Helen's as a special projects reporter for the Tacoma News Tribune, so much so that he eventually earned
the nickname 'The Volcano Guy'. In 1990, Carson wrote Mount St.
Helens: The Eruption and Recovery of a Volcano to mark the 10th
anniversary of the eruption. The essays in his book outline
the events leading up to and following the eruption and are accompanied by
incredible photos. Carson's book was republished in 2015 with new photos and an
added chapter on the mountain's recovery and the vast advances in volcano
research since 1980.
