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>>> IN 1980, ASH RAIN DOWN ON THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SKY AS
MT. ST. HELENS ERUPTED.
57 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND
HUNDREDS OF HOMES WERE
DESTROYED, MILES OF HIGHWAY AND
RAILWAY BECAME INACCESSIBLE.
40 YEARS LATER THE MOUNTAIN IS
STILL TALKING TO US.
AND WE HEAR THE LESSONS IN PART
DUE TO THE MT. ST. HELENS
INSTITUTE.
INSTITUTE. I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO BILL
NYE THE SCIENCE GUY.
>> THE GREETINGS TO YOU.
YOUR VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE
MT. ST. HELENS INSTITUTE.
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR INVOLVEMENT?
>> I CAME IN INVOLVED IN
SEATTLE WHERE I WAS LIVING. I
LOVE AIRPLANES I WANTED TO GET
TO SEATTLE OUT OF COLLEGE.
I GOT A JOB IT BOWING AND I
REALLY AM DRAWN TO MOUNTAIN
CLIMBING.
CLIMBING.
CLIMBING. WITH THE BOEING SOCIETY I WAS
CLIMBING MOUNTAINS.
CLIMBING MOUNTAINS. WE WERE ALL SET TO GO BACK TO
MT. ST. HELENS WHEN THE THING
BLEW UP.
BLEW UP.
BLEW UP. SINCE THE ERUPTION I HAVE BEEN
BACK SEVERAL TIMES.
I WAS ASKED TO JOIN THE BOARD
OF THE MT. ST. HELENS INSTITUTE
AND I DID.
I HAVE BEEN A BOARD MEMBER FOR
20 YEARS AND I AM FINE.
>> THE INSTITUTE IS SO
IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONTINUE TO
LEARN ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND
WHAT CAN HAPPEN.
WHAT IS THE MOUNTAIN STILL
TEACHING US?
TEACHING US? >> LET ME BACK UP AND SAY THAT
I AM SO OLD THAT WHEN I WAS IN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, PEOPLE WERE
NOT TOTALLY CONVINCED THAT THE
EARTH WAS COVERED WITH TECTONIC
PLATES , A GREEK WORD THAT
MEANS A BUILDER.
THE EARTH IS A BUILD FROM HUGE
SLABS OF ROCK.
WHEN YOU SEE A VOLCANO , IN THE
RING OF FIRE, THE PACIFIC RIM.
THIS IS DIRECT EVIDENCE OF THE
MOVEMENT OF TECTONIC PLATES.
IMAGINE A WORLD , I AM NOT
KIDDING.
KIDDING.
KIDDING. WHERE WE DID NOT UNDERSTAND
WHERE VOLCANOES COME FROM?
IT WOULD BE WEIRD.
THIS IS WHY PEOPLE WOULD THROW
MEMBERS OF THEIR TRIBE INTO THE
VOLCANO , TO TRY TO GET A GOD
TO STOP INTERRUPTING.
THAT WAS NOT EFFECTIVE.
BY UNDERSTANDING WE CAN TAKE
ACTIONS TO DEAL WITH THEM.
AND IT IS SPECTACULAR AND A
BEAUTIFUL PIC IF YOU HAVE NOT
BEEN TO MT. ST. HELENS, WHEN
THE PANDEMIC WORKS ITS WAY
THROUGH, PLEASE GO AND CHECK IT
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. IT'S
OUT. IT'S AS IF A GIANT TOOK A BITE
OUT OF THE EARTH.
THE WAY TAKE A BITE OUT OF THE
PIECE OF CANDY TO SEE WHAT IS
INSIDE.
INSIDE.
INSIDE. >> IS A CHOCOLATE OR COCONUT
CREAM?
CREAM?
CREAM? >>
CREAM? >> I AM OPEN-MINDED BUT I DON'T
THINK IT IS.
IT IS OTHER STUFF.
>> THAT IS WHY WE NEED THE
INSTITUTE SO THERE CAN BE
CONTINUED LEARNING.
CONTINUED LEARNING. >> OUR MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE
THE SCIENCE AND BEAUTY OF
VOLCANIC LANDSCAPES COME OF
VOLCANOES.
VOLCANOES. >> THE PANDEMIC HAS MADE IT
DIFFICULT FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO
RAISE MONEY.
RAISE MONEY. BUT THERE ARE WAYS WE CAN HELP
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INSTITUTE
IS HEALTHY.
IS HEALTHY. WHAT CAN WE DO?
>> YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE DONATE
BUTTON ON OUR HOMEPAGE.
IT'S PART OF BEING A
NORTHWESTERN OR , AS PART OF
THE LEGACY OF LISTENING IN THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. IF YOU ARE LISTENING TO US FROM
NORWAY OR ANOTHER PART OF THE
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. THINK ABOUT A DONATION.
WE SUPPORT STUDENTS IN THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST TO LEARN
ABOUT THE OUTDOORS AND OUR
RELATIONSHIP TO IT.
ANOTHER THING THAT IS WONDERFUL
ABOUT WASHINGTON STATE.
WE HAVE OUTDOOR SCHOOL , WHERE
KIDS GET TO GO OUTDOORS TO
LEARN AND APPRECIATE THE
NATIONAL NATURAL WORLD.
WE ARE PART OF NATURE.
WE CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT NATURE.
THE MORE WE UNDERSTAND NATURE
THE MORE WE UNDERSTAND TECTONIC
PLATES AND VOLCANOES, THE
BETTER WE WILL DO AS A SPECIES.
>> LET ME ASK ABOUT CLIMATE
CHANGE, EVERYBODY IS NOTICING
HOW DIFFERENT IT IS WITHOUT
CARS ON THE ROAD.
I CAN SEE MT. BAKER , RIGHT
OUTSIDE MY WINDOW AND I'VE
NEVER SEEN IT SO CLEARLY.
>> YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE
STOP HUMAN ACTIVITY FOR WEEKS
AND MONTHS.
AND MONTHS. YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH WE ARE
PUMPING INTO THE SKY.
A PICTURE I TOOK FROM THE RIM
OF MT. ST. HELENS WHERE YOU CAN
SEE THE LAYER OF SMOG THAT
FLOWS IN THERE.
THAT'S WHAT KEEPS SNOQUALMIE
SKI AREA COLD.
IT IS HEARTBREAKING.
ON THE OTHER HAND, WE ARE
SEEING IF WE STOP BURNING
FOSSIL FUEL.
FOSSIL FUEL. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CHANGE THE WORLD, DARE I SAY
IT.
IT.
IT. THERE
IT. THERE IS A SOBERING THOUGHT,
LET'S SAY THE LAST COUPLE OF
MONTHS HAVE ENABLED US TO
REDUCE EMISSIONS, FOSSIL FUEL,
CARBON AND METHANE BY 8% WHICH
IS A LOT.
IS A LOT.
IS A LOT. WE HAVE TO REDUCE IT A % EVERY
YEAR FOR THE NEXT 10 OR 12
YEARS TO MEET THE UNITED
NATIONS TARGETS, WHICH WOULD
KEEP THE WORLD BELOW 2 DEGREES
CELSIUS GLOBALLY.
CELSIUS GLOBALLY. IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING THAT
WAS IMPOSSIBLE, LOOK AROUND ,
YOU CAN SEE MT. BAKER.
LET'S DO THIS EVERYBODY.
I REMIND EVERYONE THAT IN WORLD
WAR II , EVERYBODY AT THAT TIME
GOT INVOLVED IN WINNING THE
WAR.
WAR.
WAR. EVERYONE.
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE. THE MUSIC, POSTERS , FOOD ,
RATIONING, THE DAILY RIGHT OF
LIFE WAS FOCUSED ON WINNING
THAT WAR.
THAT WAR.
THAT WAR. WE CAN DO THIS.
WE CAN REDUCE EMISSIONS AND
ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE.
I MADE THE SCIENCE GUY SHOW I
STARTED OUT AT KING 5 WITH THE
IDEA OF CHANGING THE WORLD.
INFLUENCING YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
WOULD RUN THINGS, AND PEOPLE
LIKE ME AGE OUT.
IT IS ANOTHER TERM FOR DIE OFF.
>> WE ARE NOT READY FOR THAT.
>> HERE IS THE THING.
YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE RUNNING
THE SHOW AND I AM OPTIMISTIC.
IN THE MEANTIME WE ARE FACING
THE PANDEMIC.
THE PANDEMIC. SOMETHING THAT EXPERTS HAVE
BEEN PREDICTING FOR DECADES.
DIFFERENT EXPERTS HAVE BEEN
SHOWING THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED
WITH CLIMATE CHANGE.
THESE ARE SCIENCE PROBLEMS , WE
CAN USE SCIENCE TO SOLVE THEM.
BACK TO YOU.
>> AND THAT IS WHY HE IS THE
SCIENCE GUY.
SCIENCE GUY. TO DONATE AND KEEP THE MOUND
ST. HELENS INSTITUTE