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Donald A. Swanson

Known for

Crew

Born

July 25, 1938 (age 88)

Biography

Donald Alan Swanson (born 1938; also known as Don Swanson) is an American geologist. During his career with the U.S. Geological Survey, he served at different times as the scientist-in-charge of the Cascades Volcano Observatory and Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, and has been noted for his contributions to understanding the volcanology of the Columbia River Basalts, Kīlauea, and the Cascade Arc.

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Best known work

Surviving the Mount St. Helens Disaster

Surviving the Mount St. Helens Disaster

2020
Mount St Helens: Minute by Minute

Mount St Helens: Minute by Minute

2025
Inside Hawaiian Volcanoes

Inside Hawaiian Volcanoes

1989

Filmography

  1. 2025

    Mount St Helens: Minute by Minute

    as Self

  2. 2020

    Surviving the Mount St. Helens Disaster

    as Self - USGS Volcanologist

  3. 1989

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