Research Mt St Helens. Tell me what you discover. When did it erupt, where is it located, what devastation occured, etc. Report any information you can find on it.
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On May 18th, 1980 the eruption of Mount St. Helens in southwest Washington state disrupted the lives of thousands and changed more than 200 square miles of rich forest into a grey, lifeless landscape.
People are still getting everhing they lost back together!
Mt.ST.Helens is located in southwestern Washington in the Cascade mountain range. This volcano erupted on may 18,1980.This eruption killed 61 people and was the first known volcanoc eruption of the 48 contiguous states. Not including Hawaii and Alaska
Mt. St. Helens erupted on May 18th, 1980. It was located in the southwestern washington state in the cascade mountain range. aThe eruption killed 61 people and is the first volcanoe that was known to erupt in 48 contiguous United States
On the 18th of May of 1980 the volcano in southwest Washington called Mount St Helens erupted and changed thousands of lives forever and changed more than 200 sq miles of a rich forest into grey, lifeless and almost useless landscape.
May 18, 1980 mt st helens erupted because of an earthequake that measured 5.0 on the richter scale. 57 people died. 250 homes, 47 bridges, 15 miles of railways and 185 miles of highway were destroyed
-it erupted in 1980 may 18 10:00am. -it is located in the Cascade mountain Range,southwest washington. -36 victims brought out of the safe area. But after all of the searching, rescues and recoveries, there were still many people who were never found. By the third week following the blast, 25 people were confirmed dead but 47 were still on the missing list. Luckily, 15 of the missing were later found alive.
@david IT kinda does mean deathe. If you really think about it! eruptions can cause alot of damage and can make people sick or evenutly die, due to the black dust! refer to super volcano!
@ Anna: I cant believe that they are still trying to get everything back together. I would hate to have everything I own ruined because of an eruption.
May 18th 1980 Mt. St. Helens erupted in the pacific northwest. 5,000 black tailed deer,1,500 Roosevelt elk, 200 black bears, and 15 mountain goats were killed. Also many fish were killed from the eruption too ): 57 people were killed from Mt. St. Helens. I cant imagine living through a volcanoe eruption!
Mt. St. Helens is in southwestern Washington, 50 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon. It erupted in 1980 , sending people into absolute chaos! 57 people were killed and 21 of these bodies were never recovered. It ruines miles of forest and killed many animals.
Mt St Helen erupted on May 18th 1980. Mt St Helen is it located in southwest washington. Around 1300 people lost their homes when Mt St Helens erputed.
Mt St Helens is an active stratovolcano. It located in Skamania County, Washington. Mount St. Helens is most famous for its catastrophic eruption on May 18, 1980, at 8:32 am. Fifty-seven people were killed; 250 homes, 47 bridges, 15 miles of railways, and 185 miles of highway were destroyed. The earthquake was caused by a sudden surge of magma from the Earth's mantle.
@ Anna Just because it disruppted their lives doesn't mean it killed them! Only 57 people died from the eruption. It destroyed many bridges and homes but didnt kill thousands.
Mt St Helens erupued on may 18th. it erupued in the southwest of washington state and killed thousands of lives.it killed all most of the forest and made it very gray.
Mt. St.Helens is located in southwest washington state.May 18, 1980. a massive stratovolcano unleashed its rage, obliterating 230 square miles around it.The May 18 eruption began with an earthquake that caused the northern flank of the mountain to collapse, producing the largest landslide in recorded history.
the volcano erupted on may 18 1980. it happened in washington. the area around the volcano is now gray and lifeless up to 200 squar miles that used to be filled with life. mt. st. helens killed 61 people
Mount St. Helens erupted in Southwestern Washington in the Cascade Mountain Range onMay 18th, 1980. It destroyed 200 square of forest into Dead land. And it also killed 61 people.
Mt.St.Helen erupuated May 18th,1980. Mt.St.Helen Is located in southwest Washington. IT killed at least 61 people and as know as the first erupation of our contiguous states. This is not including alaska or hawaii
it really deystroyed that much laand?? WOW i can't believe that!! And the people are still getting everything back together, wow that must have been devistating
mount saint helens is located in washington, int erupted on may 18 1980, so many people lost their stuff and it was a big eruption but it was that explosive. it killed lots of wildlife.
Mt St Helen erupted in 1980 it killed 61 people.It is in Washington. The eruption killed 61 people. It was .035 degrees. It took out a foorest with its the eruption.
Mt. ST. Helens is a volcano in Washington state. It erupted on May 18, 1980. The eruption of that volcano changed the lives of many people and it destroyed homes for people and animals.
This volcano erupted on may 18,1980.This volcano erupted on may 18,1980.This eruption.Luckily, 15 of the missing were later found alive. BY AUSTIN BREINER
Mt. St. Helens erupted on May 18,1980. Mt. St. Helens is located in Southwest Washington. A lot of people have died for Mt St Helens, and the relatives of thoose who died will never forget May 18, 1980
it eropted on may 18 1980 at 8:32am. it is located in seattle, washington state. 57 people were killed. 250 homes, 47 bridges, 15 miles of railways, and 185 miles of highway were destroyed. there were two layers basalt and andesite.
MOUNT ST> HELENS IS FAMOUS FOR ITS EROUPTION IN 1980 at 8:32am. and 75 people were killed and 250 homes were destroyed. and 185 miles of highway was destroyed. its loctade in sicily italy. andrew reis
Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18th 1980 in southwest Washington. It changed more than 200 square miles of forest into a very greyish non-life landscape.
Mt. St. Helens erupted on May 18th, 1980. It is located in Washington State. It was a eruption that claimed 57 people and thousands of animals. It had a VEI of 5. The explosion depostied ash in 11 states. The ash rose 80,000 ft! A earthquake triggered the eruption and nade the entire norht face to slide away expsoing magma (now lava). From what I can tell this was a big eruption.
Mt St Helens erupted on May 18,1980. It is located in the southwest of washington. It changed more then 200 square miles of beautiful, rich forest to grey, lifeless landscape. More than 26 years later the land around the eruption is starting to heal but people will never forget what happened that day.
From the information I got it said 57 people were killed. I didn't know it was the first erupyion of our 48 states in United States (not including Hawaii and Alaska.
It erupted on May 18 1980 in the southwestern part of Washington the state. It destroyed a huge amount of forests, and land. It was huge and just horrible.
mt st. helens erupted on may 18th,1980.mount st.helens is located in southwest washington.mount st.helens is famous for the eruption in 1980. this eruption killed 61 people.
It eruption in May 18th, 1980in the southwestern of Washington State disrupted the lives of 1,000 and changed more than 200 square miles of rich forest into a grey, lifeless landscape.
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On May 18th, 1980 the eruption of Mount St. Helens in southwest Washington state disrupted the lives of thousands and changed more than 200 square miles of rich forest into a grey, lifeless landscape.
People are still getting everhing they lost back together!
Mt.ST.Helens is located in southwestern Washington in the Cascade mountain range. This volcano erupted on may 18,1980.This eruption killed 61 people and was the first known volcanoc eruption of the 48 contiguous states. Not including Hawaii and Alaska
Mt. St. Helens erupted on May 18th, 1980. It was located in the southwestern washington state in the cascade mountain range. aThe eruption killed 61 people and is the first volcanoe that was known to erupt in 48 contiguous United States
@Anna
Oh I read that only 61 people died from that eruption.
On the 18th of May of 1980 the volcano in southwest Washington called Mount St Helens erupted and changed thousands of lives forever and changed more than 200 sq miles of a rich forest into grey, lifeless and almost useless landscape.
@Anna
I am very intrested in where you found your answer that thousands died I read that only 61 people died
@ Anna
did you think this was sad, i think it was horrible that would be soooo devistating!!
@samantha Really! I thought thousands! oops! Quick question: How can only 61 people die?
May 18, 1980 mt st helens erupted because of an earthequake that measured 5.0 on the richter scale. 57 people died. 250 homes, 47 bridges, 15 miles of railways and 185 miles of highway were destroyed
@Anna
Thats what the facts said, I am not really sure but I guess people just got lucky
Younger then the pyramids
lateral blast blew 300 miles per hour
-jill stange
-it erupted in 1980 may 18
10:00am.
-it is located in the Cascade mountain Range,southwest washington.
-36 victims brought out of the safe area. But after all of the searching, rescues and recoveries, there were still many people who were never found. By the third week following the blast, 25 people were confirmed dead but 47 were still on the missing list. Luckily, 15 of the missing were later found alive.
it erupted on May 18,1980, at washington state. And it made bout 200 sq. miles of land into a wast land like you could say.
@ Anna and Sarah
Anna didnt say it killed thousdands, she said it disrupted the lives. that dosent mean death
@david IT kinda does mean deathe. If you really think about it! eruptions can cause alot of damage and can make people sick or evenutly die, due to the black dust! refer to super volcano!
Mt. St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980. It is located in southwest Washington state. The eruption killed 61 people.
May 18 1980 it erupted in Washington and killed 60 and lowered temps by .035 degrees. it wiped out a foorest with its eruption
@sarah
yea sarah does dirupted even saound like death in any way, get a dictionary girl, lol but yea it is terrible
@ courtney.
i think its terrible, but its only nature.
@ Anna:
I cant believe that they are still trying to get everything back together. I would hate to have everything I own ruined because of an eruption.
May 18th 1980 Mt. St. Helens erupted in the pacific northwest. 5,000 black tailed deer,1,500 Roosevelt elk, 200 black bears, and 15 mountain goats were killed. Also many fish were killed from the eruption too ): 57 people were killed from Mt. St. Helens. I cant imagine living through a volcanoe eruption!
On May 18th 1980 the volcano in Washington State erupted and leaving char and smoke covering the landscape
Mt St Helens erupted May 18, 1980, it erupted in Washinton.
Fifty seven people and thousands of animals were killed.
@ tyler
it was 61 who died
@ Tyler
Wow I can't believe 250 homes were destroyed! I can't even imagine having my house destroyed from the volcanoe eruption.
Mt. St. Helens is in southwestern Washington, 50 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon. It erupted in 1980 , sending people into absolute chaos! 57 people were killed and 21 of these bodies were never recovered. It ruines miles of forest and killed many animals.
Mt St Helen erupted on May 18th 1980. Mt St Helen is it located in southwest washington. Around 1300 people lost their homes when Mt St Helens erputed.
@@anna sanzere
wow i cant believe people are still getting everything they lost back:(
@ Kresser
It was 57 people that died!
@ kresser
IT WAS 57 !
@ Anna
It has been 30 years since then, and they are still getting what the lost back together? wow. That is really sad, i feekl bad for them.
Mt St Helens is an active stratovolcano. It located in Skamania County, Washington. Mount St. Helens is most famous for its catastrophic eruption on May 18, 1980, at 8:32 am. Fifty-seven people were killed; 250 homes, 47 bridges, 15 miles of railways, and 185 miles of highway were destroyed. The earthquake was caused by a sudden surge of magma from the Earth's mantle.
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It erupted on May 18, 198. It is located in wasington. 56 people died in the eruption.
On May 18,1980 in southwest Washington.It killed 57 people and disrupted many many miles of landscape and people.
There was only 57people that died! But why so less? i need to understand!
@ Anna
Just because it disruppted their lives doesn't mean it killed them! Only 57 people died from the eruption. It destroyed many bridges and homes but didnt kill thousands.
@anna thats crazy people are still getting there stuff still together! wow!
@ jenn Peters
I read only 57 people died ,not 61 then again I may very well be
wrong.
may 18 1980 in washington changed the lives of thousands and landscape of over hundreds of miles killing 57 people
Mt St Helens erupued on may 18th. it erupued in the southwest of washington state and killed thousands of lives.it killed all most of the forest and made it very gray.
that is really sad that those people died i feel really bad.
to jennifer peters
@ Megan
I agree i would be very upset if all the things i owned were ruined by a volcanoe eruption
Mt. St.Helens is located in southwest washington state.May 18, 1980. a massive stratovolcano unleashed its rage, obliterating 230 square miles around it.The May 18 eruption began with an earthquake that caused the northern flank of the mountain to collapse, producing the largest landslide in recorded history.
the volcano erupted on may 18 1980. it happened in washington. the area around the volcano is now gray and lifeless up to 200 squar miles that used to be filled with life. mt. st. helens killed 61 people
Mount St. Helens erupted in Southwestern Washington in the Cascade Mountain Range onMay 18th, 1980. It destroyed 200 square of forest into Dead land. And it also killed 61 people.
@ Tyler
I didn't cath the part about the roads and home and bridges. Thats a lot of damage.
Mt. St. Helens is in southwestern Washington, 50 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon. It erupted in 1980.It killed 57 people.
@ Anna:
It is true, they could get sick and stop breathing, from the smoke.
Mt.St.Helen erupuated May 18th,1980. Mt.St.Helen Is located in southwest Washington. IT killed at least 61 people and as know as the first erupation of our contiguous states. This is not including alaska or hawaii
@ anna sanzere,
it really deystroyed that much laand?? WOW i can't believe that!! And the people are still getting everything back together, wow that must have been devistating
mount saint helens is located in washington, int erupted on may 18 1980, so many people lost their stuff and it was a big eruption but it was that explosive. it killed lots of wildlife.
Mt St Helen erupted in 1980 it killed 61 people.It is in Washington. The eruption killed 61 people. It was .035 degrees. It took out a foorest with its the eruption.
Mt. ST. Helens is a volcano in Washington state. It erupted on May 18, 1980. The eruption of that volcano changed the lives of many people and it destroyed homes for people and animals.
@ Megan Henson
61 peole is not alot
1980.Skamania country, Washington. %7 people were killed.
at @SAnzere,Anna that is so sad.
mt st helens erupted in the year 1980 in southwest washington devestated lives of thousands and left many homeless. every thing was destroyed.
mt st helens did nit erupt since 1993.it is unlikely to urpt agan because it has not urept sinse 1993.
This volcano erupted on may 18,1980.This volcano erupted on may 18,1980.This eruption.Luckily, 15 of the missing were later found alive.
BY AUSTIN BREINER
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it eruption on may 18th,1980 in washington state. people still dont have all of there stuff back.
Mt. St. Helens erupted on May 18,1980. Mt. St. Helens is located in Southwest Washington. A lot of people have died for Mt St Helens, and the relatives of thoose who died will never forget May 18, 1980
it took place in the u.s.a erupted may 18 1980. locades on cascade mt. and 57 people were killed by the eruption.
the mount st helen is located in the usa that is so cool.and it erupted may 18 1980 located on casecade then it got killed by the eruption.
it eropted on may 18 1980 at 8:32am.
it is located in seattle, washington state.
57 people were killed. 250 homes, 47 bridges, 15 miles of railways, and 185 miles of highway were destroyed. there were two layers basalt and andesite.
anna sanzeri- agree that it was on may 18th 1980 when it erupied of mount st healen is in southwest washinton state.
MOUNT ST> HELENS IS FAMOUS FOR ITS EROUPTION IN 1980 at 8:32am. and 75 people were killed and 250 homes were destroyed. and 185 miles of highway was destroyed. its loctade in sicily italy.
andrew reis
Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18th 1980 in southwest Washington.
It changed more than 200 square miles of forest into a very greyish non-life landscape.
Mt. St. Helens erupted on May 18th, 1980. It is located in Washington State. It was a eruption that claimed 57 people and thousands of animals. It had a VEI of 5. The explosion depostied ash in 11 states. The ash rose 80,000 ft! A earthquake triggered the eruption and nade the entire norht face to slide away expsoing magma (now lava). From what I can tell this was a big eruption.
Mt St Helens erupted on May 18,1980. It is located in the southwest of washington. It changed more then 200 square miles of beautiful, rich forest to grey, lifeless landscape. More than 26 years later the land around the eruption is starting to heal but people will never forget what happened that day.
@Peters, Jennifer
From the information I got it said 57 people were killed. I didn't know it was the first erupyion of our 48 states in United States (not including Hawaii and Alaska.
On May 18, 1980 Mt st helens erupted. Mt st helens is located in southwest washington.
It erupted on May 18 1980 in the southwestern part of Washington the state. It destroyed a huge amount of forests, and land. It was huge and just horrible.
@ ally
I agree with you i wouldnt live through a volcano eruption.
mt st. helens erupted on may 18th,1980.mount st.helens is located in southwest washington.mount st.helens is famous for the eruption in 1980. this eruption killed 61 people.
@ anna sanzere
i didnt know the mount st.helens peopleare still getting everything back.
It eruption in May 18th, 1980in the southwestern of Washington State disrupted the lives of 1,000 and changed more than 200 square miles of rich forest into a grey, lifeless landscape.
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