Mount St. Helen's is a lovely sight to behold, but was a pretty scary thing to be around in the Spring of 1980. Listen in to the harrowing story today!
# Mount St. Helens: The Mountain That Blew Its Top
Join Josh and Chuck as they dive deep into one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in U.S. history—the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. From the six weeks of warning signs that geologists couldn't ignore to the devastating lateral blast that flattened entire forests in seconds, this episode covers the incredible science, the heroic efforts to evacuate people, and the dramatic stories of those who witnessed or didn't survive the explosion. You'll hear about the volcanologists who sounded the alarm, the stubborn lodge owner who refused to leave, and the unbelievable recovery of an ecosystem that everyone thought was completely destroyed.
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