WASHINGTON STATE – On this 45th anniversary of the Mount St. Helens eruption, the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is offering a glimpse of the devastation that led to the closure of ...
ST HELENS, Wash. — When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, hundreds of square miles surrounding the volcano were flattened. Scientists describe the destruction as “moonscaped,” and at the time, it was ...
Peggy Short-Nottage and her husband joined sightseers rushing to Mount St. Helens when volcanic activity escalated in the spring of 1980. Instead of hopping in a car and making the drive to ...
Sunday marks 45 years since Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington state. The deadly eruption happened shortly after 8:30 a.m. on May 18, 1980, following months of small explosions and earthquakes.
The 1980 blast remains the deadliest volcanic eruption in U.S. history. More than 300 miles from the volcano, cities like Pullman, Washington, and Moscow, Idaho, were covered in ash. A 23-year-old ...
Former President Jimmy Carter’s move to hospice has led to recollections of his tenure as president and his diplomatic and humanitarian work. When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, blanketing Central ...
Mount St. Helens in Washington State was once the "Mount Fuji of America"—admired for its symmetrical cone shape similar to Japan's highest peak. It was a popular Pacific Northwest destination, ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Mount St. Helens sits quietly now, but her legacy is one of devastating destruction. From: AERIAL AMERICA ...
An account of how and why Mount St. Helens erupted in May 1980 and the destruction it caused, and a discussion of the return of life to that area.
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