On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted for the first time in over one hundred years, causing immense destruction. The blast generated about 500 times the force of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and obliterated the mountain. This episode follows the build up to America's most powerful natural disaster, and the people caught up within it.

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

The Smithsonian Channel: Make It Out Alive: Mount St. Helens

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10156553507463357

https://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Saint-Helens

https://apnews.com/8262f08726b0fdc333fe10e02b596814

https://www.amusingplanet.com/2019/01/the-photographers-who-braved-mount-st.html

https://www.livescience.com/27553-mount-st-helens-eruption.html

https://huckberry.com/journal/posts/robert-landsburg-s-brave-final-shots

https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo/david_johnston.html

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