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The Mountain Erupts (1980): A Mount St. Helens Special

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The deadliest volcanic eruption in US history happened 43 years ago

Fifty-seven people were killed when Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980. It is the deadliest volcanic eruption in U.S. history.
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Teen captured incredible photos of Mount St. Helens ash after 1980 eruption

In 1980, a Garfield High School student was on a field trip in Vantage when Mount St. Helens erupted. The teen took incredible photos of ash billowing in the air.
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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.
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The deadliest volcanic eruption in US history happened 42 years ago Wednesday

Fifty-seven people were killed when Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980. It is the deadliest volcanic eruption in U.S. history.
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First day of work on Mount St. Helens was a literal blast for this man

Ranger Francisco Valenzuela survived the eruption and returns to document the volcano's transformation. #k5evening
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Remembering the deadly Mount St. Helens eruption 41 years ago

The deadliest volcanic eruption in U.S. history happened in Washington state on May 18, 1980. Fifty-seven people were killed.
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Book celebrates heroic geologist who died in the Mount St. Helens eruption

David Johnston was a young geologist on Mount St. Helens who sounded the first volcano warning call and subsequently lost his life in the blast. #newdaynw
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Mount St. Helens’ other eruptions: What we learned from the 2004 blasts

Mount St. Helens in Washington has seen several other significant eruptions since 1980.
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Mt. St. Helens eruption in 2004

The explosion was no where near the extent of the 1980 explosion, but Mt. St. Helens is constantly changing.
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Mount St. Helens isn't Washington state's only volcanic threat

While Mount St. Helens remains the state's highest risk, there are four other volcanoes are in the Cascades considered very high or high-threat.
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KING 5 chief investigative reporter Susannah Frame remembers Mt. St. Helens eruption

Most Washingtonians vividly remember the impact the eruption had on their lives and the lives of their community.