Mount St. Helens environment recovering 45 years after eruption Rich Marriott: My experience with the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption Published: 7:30 AM PDT May 18, 2025 Updated: 2:21 PM PDT July 2 ...

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, the blast released 3.3 billion cubic yards of earth from the mountain. Massive mudflows carried some of it around 60 miles down waterways to the Columbia River.

Then, drive 29 miles south to Exit 49 to State Route 504, also known as Spirit Lake Highway. Turn off at milepost 5 for the ...

It didn't take long for Mount St. Helens to find its way to Montana. Within hours of the blast at 8:32 a.m. on May 18, 1980, the huge mushroom cloud of ash caught a ride on the wind.

The eruption of Mount St. Helens was one of the most impactful in history. But there are people who have lived alongside the volcano for millennia.

This comes months after another eruption at Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in November last year that killed nine people and injured dozens. Lewotobi Laki-Laki is one of Indonesia’s 127 active volcanoes.

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In 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington state, sending a plume of ash many miles skyward. As the 30th anniversary of the eruption approaches on May 18, scientists are still learning from ...

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