<figure class="fr-image-container fr-full"><img srcset="https://cdn.discovermagazine.com/assets/image/530/placeholder_1_-s.webp 480w, https://cdn.discovermagazine.com/assets/image/530/placeholder_1_-m.webp 660w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 480px, 660px" src="https://cdn.discovermagazine.com/assets/image/530/placeholder_1_-s.jpg" title="placeholder" loading="lazy" data-id="530"></figure><p>Happy 28th anniversary of the <a href="http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/May18/MSHThisWeek/31521/31521.htm" title="">1980 Mt. Saint Helens eruption</a>. The volcano had a catastrophic collapse of one side of the edifice that triggered the climatic eruption. Enjoy this clip from the CBS News from 3 days after the eruption.</p><div class="vert-display-toggle collapsible relative flex flex-col items-center "><div class="vert-unit mt-4 mb-3 top-20"><div ad-type="mobile-desktop" class="ad-wrapper vert min-h-boombox flex items-start justify-center" data-ad-mapping="inline" data-ad-slot="Discover/inline-ad" id="div-inline-ad-0"></div></div><span aria-label="Advertisement" class="text-ad mt-1 text-[11px] uppercase">Advertisement</span></div><p>[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYP3MZY6aw0]</p>

Reflect on the 1980 Mt. Saint Helens eruption, a volcanic event marked by its catastrophic collapse and historical significance.

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Mt. Saint Helens Anniversary

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Erik Klemetti

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Happy 28th anniversary of the 1980 Mt. Saint Helens eruption. The volcano had a catastrophic collapse of one side of the edifice that triggered the climatic eruption. Enjoy this clip from the CBS News from 3 days after the eruption. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYP3MZY6aw0]

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