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5 Incredible Facts About Mount St. Helens

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May is Volcano Awareness Month in Washington State. There's no better time to learn five incredible facts about Mount St. Helens. This list is a truncated version of the popular 30 Cool Facts about Mount St. Helens (usgs.gov) poster. If you’d like to see other things that make the mountain unique, check that poster out. Or for more information, check out:

 

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May is Volcano Awareness Month in Washington State. There's no better time to learn five incredible facts about Mount St. Helens. This list is a truncated version of the popular 30 Cool Facts about Mount St. Helens (usgs.gov) poster.

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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Cascades Volcano Observatory, Mount St. Helens, Communications and Publishing

30 cool facts about Mount St. Helens

Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens. 
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Carolyn Driedger, Westby Liz, Lisa Faust, Peter Frenzen, Jeanne Bennett, Michael Clynne
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Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center

Ten ways Mount St. Helens changed our world—The enduring legacy of the 1980 eruption

Mount St. Helens was once enjoyed for its serene beauty and was considered one of America’s most majestic volcanoes because of its perfect cone shape, similar to Japan’s beloved Mount Fuji. Nearby residents assumed that the mountain was solid and enduring. That perception changed during the early spring of 1980. Then, on May 18, 1980, following 2 months of earthquakes and small explosions, the vol
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Carolyn L. Driedger, Jon J. Major, John S. Pallister, Michael A. Clynne, Seth C. Moran, Elizabeth G. Westby, John W. Ewert
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center

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The Volcano Notification Service (VNS) is a free service that sends you notification emails about volcanic activity happening at US monitored volcanoes. You can customize the VNS to only deliver notifications for certain volcanoes, or a range of volcanoes, as well as choose the separate notification types you want to receive.

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