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USDA Forest Service: Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam; Pre-1980 Eruptive History of Mount St. Helens, Washington; USGS: Before, During, and After May 18, 1980; Boston.com – The Big Picture – 30 years later; The short film Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 (1981) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
Prior to 1980, Spirit Lake consisted of two arms that occupied what had been the valleys of the North Fork Toutle River and a tributary. About 4,000 years ago, these valleys were blocked by lahars and pyroclastic flow deposits from Mount St. Helens to form the pre-1980 Spirit Lake. The longest branch of Spirit Lake was about 2.1 miles (3.4 km ...
The Mount St. Helens major eruption of May 18, 1980, remains the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in U.S. history. [4] Fifty-seven people were killed; 200 homes, 47 bridges, 15 miles (24 km) of railways, and 185 miles (298 km) of highway were destroyed. [ 5 ]
On the morning of May 18, 1980, photographer Robert Landsburg hiked 7 miles from the summit of Mount St. Helens in the Cascades mountain range. As the lens of his camera viewed the snowy cap of ...
Located in southern Washington state, Mount St. Helens is notorious for its eruption on May 18, 1980. The eruption of stratovolcano led to earthquakes and a massive landslide. University ...
In March 1980, Mount St. Helens was struck by an earthquake swarm that indicated potential eruptive activity for the volcano, which had been dormant for over a century. [46] The Forest Service established a roadblock on SR 504 approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Spirit Lake on March 28 because of potential avalanche risks. [ 47 ]
Jim Erickson covered the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens for The News Tribune and published a book chronicling the 40th anniversary in 2020, offered by The History Press. Show comments.
Slovenčina: Sopka St. Helens pre erupciou v roku 1980. Español: Esta foto muestra el Monte St. Helens un dia antes de su devastante erupción de 1980, visto desde David A. Johnston. Ridge, seis millas (diez kilómetros) al noroeste del volcán.