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41 years ago today, Mount St. Helens erupted Share Updated: 5:32 PM EDT May 18, 2021 By Alaa Elassar Share Updated: 5:32 PM EDT May 18, 2021 Hide Transcript GET NATIONAL BREAKING NEWS ALERTS The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 5:32 PM EDT May 18, 2021 By Alaa Elassar Video above: 1980 Eruption of Mount St. HelensForty-one years ago, a volcano in the Cascade Mountains in Washington roared, expelling plumes of ash and killing 57 people in the most destructive eruption in modern American history.It was early morning on Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980 when the volcano shook the Earth. Accompanied by a magnitude 5+ earthquake and a debris avalanche, the eruption changed the future of volcanology.Here are five facts about the stratovolcano.Before erupting, the volcano was 9,677 feetMore than 1,300 feet was taken off the top of the volcano by the historic blast due to the largest landsli

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