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  1. it's the 40th anniversary of the eruption of Mt. St. Helens, a big event in our state! A few years ago I made this little comic inspired by our local volcano, but not really about a volcano ya know

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  2. At 8:32 a.m., now 40 years ago, Mount St. Helens blew her top ⁠— and it went a little something like this.

  3. 17 May 2020

    40 years since the enormous eruption of

  4. 18 May 2020

    to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the eruption of , here is a reposting that day's epic observing log entry from manastash ridge observatory, about 140 km ENE of the eruption.

  5. Celebrating - Beauties in the new landscape of the mountain.

  6. 18 May 2020

    Before it erupted on May 18th, 1980, Mount St. Helens was considered one of the most beautiful peaks in the Cascade Range. Spirit Lake was a popular area for camping, boating, fishing and hiking. To see more photos, visit: Photo: US Forest Service

    Mount St. Helens before the May 18, 1980 eruption. View from the northeast of Spirit Lake.
  7. in 1980, Mount St. Helens, a stratovolcano much like Mount Rainier, erupted. This series of photos taken from Panorama Point on Mount Rainier captures the main eruption. NPS Photos -kl

    Hikers on a snowy slope look over mountain ridges towards a distant volcanic peak.
    A hiker observes the start of an explosion from a distant volcanic peak.
    A low cloud of ash wraps around a distant peak.
    A large cloud of ash billows above a range of mountain peaks.
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  8. 18 May 2020

    Today marks 40 years since the eruption of Mount St Helens - one of the most iconic and well-studied explosive eruptions in recent history 🗻 These before and after pictures speak for themselves; the power of nature really is mesmerising 🌋

  9. at : At 12:17pm harmonic tremor begins. It's immediately recognized as a possible eruption precursor. Tremor continues & an eruption alert is issued at 1:30pm. Scientists move to a safe distance, video an eruption that begins at 4:26pm.

  10. 15 May 2020

    A view of Mt St Helens from Portland's Council Crest Park this evening. Monday marks the 40th Anniversary of the 1980 eruption.

  11. 18 May 2020

    May 18, 1980, 8:32 a.m.: "Vancouver, Vancouver, this is it!"

  12. 18 May 2020

    Declassified Keyhole (KH) satellite system KH-9 (Hexagon) military intelligence photos of before (Sept 5, 1973) and after (June 30, 1980) the May 18, 1980 . Images are not perfectly aligned due to uncorrected distortion.

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  13. On May 18, 1980, at 8:32 a.m., an earthquake beneath Mount St. Helens triggered “one of the most dramatic geologic moments in American history”

  14. 18 May 2020

    , the eruption covered with ash. This silent video from shows campus & scenes in the aftermath. 🌋 😷 🎥

  15. 18 May 2020

    40 years ago (May/18/1980) I was 4yo & living in Kelowna, BC, Canada. My family was heading to the Falkland Stampede. We heard a huge "BOOM" & thought there was an explosion in town. It was the eruption of 450 km away. Later that day ash covered everything .

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  16. at : Pumice falls like hailstones in Cougar (WA); prevailing winds carry trace to 1/8-in of ash to S & SW. Third explosive eruption in 1980 (others May 18 & 25). New lava dome growing in crater, but will be blown-out in next eruption on July 22.

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  17. Commemorating - Historic photos of the mountain before the May 18, 1980 eruption.

  18. 18 May 2020

    today, 🌋 erupted and collapsed, sending a hurricane of volcanic rock flying in a blast zone 20 miles wide. Now, we’re all in the blast zone of . Source: CBS Sunday Morning — 📺

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  19. 18 May 2020

    The timeless takeaway from when erupted is to always take heed from the scientists, follow the facts and be prepared for an emergency.

  20. 18 May 2020

    18 May 1980, 40 years ago, a cataclysmic series of events unfolded in the Cascades. An earthquake and debris avalanche, the largest in recorded history, unleashed an enormous lateral blast eruption that devastated an area of 600 sqkm near .

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