In 1980, the science of predicting when volcanoes might erupt was a seat-of-the-pants kind of thing. Don Swanson, one of the young hotshot volcanologists flown into Washington state by the U.S.
The eruption of Mount St. Helens coincided with an explosion in digital and cellular technology. When the volcano erupted on May 18, 1980, the fledgling company Microsoft had just developed the MS-DOS ...
The eruption triggered mudslides, an explosion, and plumes of ash that did enormous damage. The death of 57 people led to large changes in how the US monitors and prepares for eruptions. On May 18, ...
Saturday marks the 44-year anniversary of Mount St. Helens' eruption in Washington. The blast on May 18, 1980, is the worst volcanic eruption in U.S. history, killing 57 people and spewing 520 million ...
Government scientists confirmed Mount St. Helens is not erupting despite recent concerns. Commercial pilots reported seeing what they believed to be ash near the volcano. Strong winds are lifting old ...
Amateur archeologists uncover new details about the Mount St. Helens eruption. As they search a rugged post-eruption landscape in a quest for answers, amateur archeologists unearth new details about ...
When Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, it caused enormous devastation. The eruption triggered mudslides, an explosion, and plumes of ash that did enormous damage. The death of 57 people led to ...
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