Mount St. Helens Erupts
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Science, Environmental Issues, Disasters, Natural Phenomena
- Subcategories: Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Washington
- Date: May 18, 1980
Article abstract: The eruption of Mount St. Helens greatly altered the physical landscape of southwest Washington, giving scientists a rare opportunity to record the destructive and recuperative powers of nature.
Summary of Event
“Vancouver, Vancouver, this is it!” Transmitted from his observation camp just five miles north of the mountain, the excited voice of geologist David Johnston was the first to announce the eruption of Mount St. Helens. The thirty-year-old volcano specialist had been observing the cone-shaped mountain for more than five...
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