Footage of the 1980 Mount St. Helens Eruption

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On May 18, 1980, the Mount St. Helens became the largest and most destructive volcanic eruption in U.S. history. By the end of its cycle of fire and fury, 57 people had died.

From the Series: Make It Out Alive: Mount St. Helens
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  1. Imagine how fertile the soil became with all that ash. I bet once it was over and it rained the plants were loving it.

  2. I have a vial of Mount St. Helen's ash that I collected off of my car here in Colorado. It was everywhere around where I live.

  3. God bless the families of the 57 lost, but i was surprised that considering the destruction, the death toll wasn't much higher.

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