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Remembering the deadly Mount St. Helens eruption 45 years later
Sunday marks 45 years since Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington state. The deadly eruption happened shortly after 8:30 a.m ...
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What scientists have learned from Mount St. Helens’ devastating eruption, 45 years later
It was 45 years ago today when Mount St. Helens erupted, triggering the biggest landslide in Earth’s recorded history and creating an ash cloud that reached across the country. John Yang looks back at ...
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Remembering May 18, 1980: Mount St. Helens eruption
Mount St. Helens in Washington State began erupting with a series of steam-driven blasts. These intensified over weeks, leading to a massive eruption on May 18 at 8:32 a.m. Rated a 5 on the Volcanic ...
Photos show the eruption of Mount St. Helens, the worst volcanic disaster in US history, 45 years ago
Mount St. Helens erupted, killing dozens and forever changing how the US monitors earthquakes. The volcano is still active ...
Mount St. Helens: Remembering the day the sleeping giant awoke 45 years ago
According to the USGS, Mount St. Helens is the most active volcano in the lower 48 states and the most likely in the Cascades to erupt again.
Mount St. Helens 45 years later: These headlines captured a gripping drama before the eruption
Stunning, historic front-page coverage from The Oregonian reporters Les Zaitz and Steve Jenning reports the confusion and ...
Rich Marriott: My experience with the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption
KING 5's Rich Marriott was working for the Northwest Avalanche Center when Mount St. Helens erupted. He was part of the team ...
45 years later, a search and rescue pilot shares 'horrible' memories of deadly Mount St. Helens eruption
A National Guard helicopter pilot who flew search and rescue missions within hours of the eruption shares photographs and ...
How photos of erupting Mount St. Helens taken from plane became family's treasure
Color photos shot in 1980 from the cockpit of a Cessna 150 reveal the magnitude of Mount St. Helens' ash and destruction amid volcano's eruption.
WATCH: 1980 coverage of Mount St. Helens eruption
We dug into the archives for 'The Mountain Erupts,' a KING 5 documentary on the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption.
As Mount St. Helens eruption anniversary looms, calls for preparation sound across WA
For many people who lived through the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens, it is the biggest news story of their lifetimes.