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Mount St. Helens' Destructive Beauty, 34 Years Later

On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens awoke from its slumber with a devastating eruption.
Mount St. Helens erupts on May 18, 1980.
Mount St. Helens erupts on May 18, 1980. Robert Krimmel / USGS