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Mount St. Helens, 32 years later

| May 18, 2012 11:19 AM

"Awe inspiring, spectacular and scary all characterize the eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980," says the narrator of this video produced by the United States Geological Survey.

"The human response to this catastrophic event has laid the groundwork for saving lives and better addressing future volcanic eruptions wherever they might occur."

Today is the 32nd anniversary of the eruption, do you remember that day? Tell us about it.


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