Mount St. Helens erupted #onthisday in 1980. Hear the harrowing stories of the people who were there in Make It Out Alive: https://bitly.com/3dryeH0 | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

On May 18, 1980, the volcano, Mount St. Helens, erupted 50 miles north of Portland, Oregon. It triggered the biggest landslide in Earth's recorded history, where 200 square miles of forest were flattened. The ash cloud eventually reached the northeastern United States and 57 people died, making it the deadliest and most destructive volcanic eruption in U.S. History. PBS News' John Yang spoke with Steve Olson, author of the book “Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens," to learn more. | P

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Eruption of St. Helens in 1980 | #Geology #GeologyPage #volcano #eruption #usa On March 27, 1980, a series of volcanic explosions and pyroclastic flows began at Mount St. Helens in Skamania County, Washington, United States. A series of phreatic blasts occurred from the summit and escalated until a major explosive eruption took place on May 18, 1980, at 8:32 am. | Geology Page

43K views · 528 reactions | It was 43 years ago on May 18 that Mt. St. Helens exploded to life, erupting in violent fashion, spewing towering clouds carrying 520 million tons of ash that turned day into night. Watch how the worst volcano eruption in US history happened. | FOX Weather | Facebook